2022-07-29 Heritage v. Inheritance
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Noura about the difference between “heritage” and “inheritance.” Question: Hi VOA learning team, Would you please help…
2022-07-29 ‘Keesh’ by Jack London
Our story this week is “Keesh.” It was written by Jack London. Here is Shep O’Neal to tell you the story. Keesh lived at the edge of the polar sea.…
2022-07-29 ‘RRR’ Is a Big Success for India’s Other Movie Factory: Tollywood
India’s film industry is one of the biggest in the world, producing on average 2,000 movies a year. But few of them become popular among Western moviegoers. Indian film director…
2022-07-29 Polish Institute Says Cats Are ‘Alien Invasive Species’
A respected Polish scientific institute has classified common house cats as “invasive alien species.” The institute did this because of the damage cats cause to birds and other wildlife. Some…
2022-07-29 Fishing Ships Find Safe Haven in Cameroon
The large fishing boat called the Trondheim pulls in tons of mackerel and sardines as it moves in the Atlantic Ocean from Nigeria to Mauritania. It flies the flag of…
2022-07-28 What Are Elliptical Structures?
There is an important part of grammar that is common in writing and everyday speech. But unlike many other subjects in grammar, this subject is defined by what is not…
2022-07-28 Russia Says No Deal Yet on Exchange for Jailed Americans
Russia said on Thursday that it had not yet reached a deal with the United States on a prisoner exchange involving two Americans. Russian officials warned that any exchange needs…
2022-07-28 Biden, Xi Talks at Time of US-China Tension
American President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke for the fifth time Thursday as leaders of the world’s biggest powers. The call began at 12:33 UTC and ended…
2022-07-28 Scientists Work to Help Brown Pelicans on Shrinking Islands
As seabird biologist Bonnie Slaton slides off a small boat and walks through waist-high water, the brown pelicans spread their wings overhead until she reaches Raccoon Island. The narrow island…
2022-07-28 Possible ‘Earliest Animal Predator’ Named for British Naturalist
A fossil of a 560-million-year-old creature has been named after a famous British naturalist and broadcaster. Researchers say auroralumina attenboroughii may have been the first animal predator, or hunter. The…
2022-07-27 Chinese Astronauts Set Up New Laboratory on Space Station
Chinese astronauts have entered a new laboratory that arrived at the country’s orbiting space station this week. The Wentian lab module launched Sunday aboard a Long March 5B-Y3 rocket from…
2022-07-27 Reports of US House Speaker’s Possible Trip Opposed by China
It is still not clear if Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi will travel to Taiwan. Pelosi has not confirmed the trip publicly. Reports say she had…