2021-12-17 ‘Transients in Arcadia’ by O. Henry
We present the short story “Transients in Arcadia,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. There is a certain hotel on…
2021-12-17 Bruce Springsteen Sells Music Collection for $500 Million
American singer Bruce Springsteen has reportedly sold his full music collection and publishing rights to Sony Music in a deal estimated to be worth $500 million. Music industry magazine Billboard…
2021-12-17 Afghan Musicians to Recreate Their Famous School in Portugal
Over 270 students and teachers from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music arrived with their families this week in Portugal. The Western European country has offered them asylum. As a…
2021-12-17 Finnish Man Makes Art on Frozen Lake a Yearly Tradition
For the sixth year in a row, a building designer in Finland has created a very large work of art on a frozen lake. On Lake Pitkajarvi, north of Helsinki,…
2021-12-16 Function Words in Everyday Speech
Imagine you are using an internet service to watch American films. Perhaps you decide to watch Mixtape, a movie recently made by Netflix. My gosh! This store is so rad!…
2021-12-16 Tech Companies Racing to Fix At-Risk Internet Software
Computer security experts around the world are trying to fix one of the worst software weaknesses found in years. The vulnerability is in an open-source program widely used by government…
2021-12-16 Airbus Delivers Last Superjumbo Airplane
Airbus delivered its final A380 superjumbo airplane to Dubai’s Emirates Airline on Thursday. The plane has been in production for 14 years. The A380 is the world’s largest passenger airplane.…
2021-12-16 Pathway Offers Hope for Brazil’s Golden Lion Tamarins
Environmentalists in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state are concerned about a recent drop in population numbers of the threatened golden lion tamarin. So, they have built a bridge across a…
2021-12-16 Omicron Variant Leads Companies to Rethink Plans to Reopen Offices
Many companies are delaying plans to bring workers back to the office because of continuing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. One big concern is the recently discovered Omicron…
2021-12-11 Expressions to Help You Stay Healthy
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about expressions that remind us to be healthy and have a healthy lifestyle. Benjamin Franklin often gets…
2021-12-10 ‘Benito Cereno,’ by Herman Melville, Part Three
We present the last of three parts of the short story “Benito Cereno.” It was written by Herman Melville. As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel…
2021-12-15 US University Launches First Full Class in Virtual Reality
California’s Stanford University has launched its first class taught fully with virtual reality, or VR, technology. Virtual reality involves the creation of digital environments that can be entered and controlled…
2021-12-15 Dogs Go Back to School at Nigeria’s Dog Carnival
Hundreds of dogs recently gathered in Nigeria’s business capital of Lagos. They wore things meant for humans: colorful school clothes, sunglasses and even book bags. The dogs were taking part…
2021-12-15 Russia Gets China’s Support to Get Security Guarantee from NATO
Russian officials say Chinese President Xi Jinping supports Russia’s campaign to stop the expansion of the NATO alliance to the east. Xi spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday…