2022-11-13 Zen Meditation Brings Alaskan Community Together
For more than 30 years, members of Alaska’s Anchorage Zen Community gathered for meditation wherever they could find a place. But now they have their own zendo, or meditation hall,…
2022-11-13 How Does North Korea Pay for Its Many Missile Tests?
North Korea’s missile tests are raising questions about its weapons program: How does the poor country pay for so many tests? Some experts say each North Korean launch could cost…
2022-11-13 Italy Cheers Discovery of Ancient Bronze Statues
Archeologists have discovered more than twenty bronze statues from ancient Roman times in Tuscany, Italy over the past few weeks. They said the statues were well protected in thermal baths…
2022-11-13 Scientists in Spain Look to Old Vines to Save Wine Business
Genetic researchers in Spain’s wine country believe grape vines that have lived for more than 35 years are better able to deal with high temperatures brought by climate change. Winemakers…
2022-11-12 Community Colleges Offer More Programs at Low Cost
When international students think of college in the United States, they may think of top universities like Harvard, Stanford, and Yale. Or they may have heard of large state schools…
2022-11-12 ‘To Have a Monkey on Your Back’ Is No Laughing Matter
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about an expression, or idiom, involving an animal – a monkey to be exact. Monkeys are intelligent…
2022-11-12 Controlled Fishing in Amazon Area Helps Save Huge Endangered Fish
A controlled fishing system in Brazil’s Amazon River area is helping to save an endangered fish. The fish is the pirarucú. It is also known in Brazil as arapaima. The…
2022-11-12 In Ukraine, Kyiv Prepares for Winter with No Heat, Water, Power
The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, is warning residents that they must prepare for bad conditions this winter. He said if Russia keeps striking the country’s energy infrastructure, it could…
2022-11-12 Researchers Might Have Found Oldest Alphabetic Sentence in Israel
Israeli researchers have found an ancient comb that has what is likely the oldest known full sentence written in Canaanite. The discovery was described in a study published recently in…
2022-11-11 Movie Theaters Return to Kashmir after More Than 30 Years
Movies have returned to Indian-Administered Kashmir for the first time in almost 33 years. Theaters were closed January 1, 1990, because of concerns over militant threats against theaters, beauty parlors,…
2022-11-11 Climate Change Threatens Protected Spanish Wetlands
In southwestern Spain, close to the Atlantic Ocean, the Doñana National Park is known as the nation’s “crown jewel.” It is a protected wetlands area home to many animals, including…
2022-11-11 ‘Black Panther’ Movie Actors: Film Changed How People See Africa
The main actors of the new Black Panther movie, called Wakanda Forever, gathered recently in London. They were celebrating the opening of the follow-up to the 2018 film. The first…
2022-11-11 ‘The Romance of a Busy Broker’ by O. Henry
We present the short story “The Romance of a Busy Broker,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Pitcher, who worked…
2022-11-11 Haven v. Sanctuary
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between “haven” and “sanctuary.” Question: Hello teacher, I am Ghulammohammad from Afghanistan. I am confused…