2023-03-05 European Space Agency Calls for Giving Moon its Own Time Zone
European space officials have called for establishing a separate time zone on the moon. The European Space Agency (ESA) said the idea was discussed at a recent meeting held at…
2023-03-05 Rights to ‘Crying Indian’ Go to Native American Group
In 1971, an anti-pollution public service announcement showing a man crying a single tear at the sight of polluted land got a lot of attention in America. A public service…
2023-03-05 Virgin Galactic to Renew Spaceplane Flights
Virgin Galactic has completed improvements to its VSS Unity spaceplane. The company plans to restart a passenger flight program this year, the company said Tuesday. Virgin Galactic suspended flights of…
2023-03-05 Shoeshine Businesses Disappearing in the US
Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine is a small shoeshining business in New York City. On a recent weekday, customers sat down at the shoeshine business and pulled out…
2023-03-04 US Law Programs Interest International Students
Each year, thousands of legal professionals from around the world come to the United States for advanced legal training. They often choose to attend a Master of Laws program or…
2023-03-04 Expressions for a Full Meal
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. For today’s program, we invite you to share a meal with us – well, expressions about a meal, that is.…
2023-03-04 Iraq Sees Growth in Research, Preservation Efforts
An international research project has found the remains of what is believed to be a 5,000-year-old restaurant in southern Iraq. The discovery, announced in late January, comes at a time…
2023-03-03 Iran’s Government Investigates Poisoning of Schoolgirls
Iran’s president recently ordered an investigation into a series of sicknesses from poisonous air at a number of girls’ schools in the country. Some officials suspect the incidents are attacks…
2023-03-03 Germany Threatens to Hold Up EU Combustion Engine Ban
Germany’s transport minister says his country cannot support a planned European Union ban on new cars with combustion engines until the proposal is changed. Minister Volker Wissing is seeking to…
2023-03-03 ‘The Blue Hotel,’ by Stephen Crane, Part Four
We present the fourth of four parts of the short story “The Blue Hotel,” by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio…
2023-03-03 Reading Skills: Definitions and Transitions
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about reading skills like finding definitions and transitions. Question: Greetings from Ecuador, Could you please provide me any…
2023-03-02 Vietnam Parliament Elects Vo Van Thuong as New President
Vietnam’s National Assembly on Thursday elected Vo Van Thuong as the country’s new president. The country is changing its top leadership as it continues its anti-corruption campaign. In an extraordinary…