2022-05-11 Europe to End Face Covering Requirement on Flights
Face coverings will not have to be worn in airports and on flights in Europe starting May 16. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease…
2022-05-11 Sea Life Stars in Video by Miami Business
Just below large cruise ships near the port of Miami, an underwater camera captures video from another world. That camera is showing marine life in an unusual way. The camera…
2022-05-11 How Will the Philippines’ Next President Lead?
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared victory in presidential elections held Monday in the Philippines. The apparent win is raising concerns about further erosion of democracy in Asia. Critics say it…
2022-05-10 Schools that Removed Police Officers Bring Them Back
Millions of students in the United States go to schools with police officers present. The officers are known as School Resource Officers, or SROs. They are meant to keep schools…
2022-05-10 South Korea’s New President Offers Economic Help to North
South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol has offered North Korea an economic assistance plan in exchange for giving up its nuclear weapons program. Yoon made the offer Tuesday during a…
2022-05-10 Russia Attacks Odesa, Targeting Supply Lines
Ukrainian officials say Russian troops are again attacking the port city of Odesa. They said Russian forces appear to be trying to destroy supply lines and weapons shipments needed for…
2022-05-10 Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ Painting Sells for $195M
A famous painting of Marilyn Monroe by American artist Andy Warhol sold for $195 million on Monday. That is the most ever paid in a public sale for a work…
2022-05-10 Nigeria’s ‘Incredible Kids’ Gain Popularity on Internet
A Nigerian dance group with a disabled member has suddenly gained popularity after posting their videos to social media. One video has tens of thousands of views. The dancers are…
2022-05-09 Sharing Our Loneliness May Help Us Feel Less Lonely
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In English, there is an expression that goes like this: Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and…
2022-05-09 Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Leads Philippine Presidential Election
Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has a large lead in unofficial results from the country’s elections Monday. With more than 77 percent of the votes counted, Marcos Jr. had…
2022-05-09 Woman Who Lost Home in Ukraine War Finds Hope in Surviving Flowers
A woman who lost her home in the Ukraine war is finding hope from flowers that survived the destruction. Anna Shevchenko loved gardening around her home in Irpin. The town…
2022-05-09 Americans Ideas About Their Lawns Are Changing
A green area of grass called a lawn has been popular in American yards for a long time. But a growing number of gardeners and homeowners now consider the lawn…
2022-05-09 Taliban Divided as New Leaders Force Women to Cover Bodies
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has issued a new order requiring women to cover themselves fully whenever in public. Taliban leader, Hibaitullah Akhunzada, made the announcement Saturday. He said women…