2022-09-29 Russia to Annex Parts of Eastern Ukraine
Russia plans to officially annex, or seize, parts of eastern Ukraine on Friday. Russian officials said the people of those areas had voted strongly in favor of the move. But…
2022-09-29 US Lets Tech Companies Increase Internet Access in Iran
The United States Treasury Department said last week it will permit American technology companies to expand their business in Iran. The goal is to increase internet access for the Iranian…
2022-09-29 American Woman to Lead UN Communications Agency
Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States has been elected to head the International Telecommunications Union. The agency is known as the ITU. It works to set international standards for the…
2022-09-29 Reports: Vietnam to Limit News on Social Media
Three people said Vietnam is preparing new rules to limit which social media accounts can publish news-related information. Officials in the Southeast Asian country are aiming to take more control…
2022-09-29 Describing Your Favorite Character, Part 2
In a past report of Everyday Grammar, we talked about how to describe your favorite character from a book you had read. We looked at the children’s book, Mrs. Frisby…
2022-09-28 Technology System Aims to Protect Whales from Ships
Scientists have developed a technology-powered mapping tool to prevent ships from hitting whales in areas off America’s west coast. The system is called Whale Safe. It uses equipment placed in…
2022-09-28 Experimental Drug Slows Decline among Alzheimer’s Patients
Drugmakers Biogen and Eisai say their experimental drug lecanemab slowed the progress of Alzheimer’s disease in a large human study the companies did. The results could mean a rare victory…
2022-09-28 Meta Says It Disabled Russian, Chinese Propaganda Operations
Facebook says it has identified and stopped hundreds of fake accounts on its website. The company said accounts spread Russian propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine throughout Western Europe. Facebook…
2022-09-28 Colombia’s Vice President Wears Young Designer’s Resistance Fashion
Esteban Sinisterra is a young Black clothing designer from Colombia’s largely poor Pacific area. He now designs clothes for Colombia’s Vice-President Francia Marquez – the first Afro-Colombian woman to hold…
2022-09-28 US to Build Highway Electric Vehicle Charging Network
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently approved plans for all 50 American states to build charging stations for electric vehicles, or EVs, along the nation’s highways. The network of charging…
2022-09-27 Public Libraries Aim to Bring in More Visitors
A public library in Boston has a place for serving alcoholic, book-themed drinks. A library in Maryland has a basketball court steps away. Another in Delaware has a room for…
2022-09-27 Hurricane, Typhoon Force Evacuations from Cuba to Vietnam
Powerful ocean storms that take place mainly in the western Atlantic Ocean are called hurricanes. People in Vietnam and other Pacific countries call similar storms in the western Pacific Ocean…