2023-03-27 Colombia to Vote on Bullfighting Ban
Colombia is one of just eight countries where bullfights remain legal. Many places in those countries are establishing restrictions on the activity. Courts and city governments in Spain and Mexico…
2023-03-27 Protests in Israel as Prime Minister Attempts to Make Changes to Judiciary
In Israel, thousands of protesters demonstrated Sunday and Monday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to make changes to the nation’s top court. People walked the streets of Tel Aviv…
2023-03-27 Older Americans in Government Program Struggle to Buy the Basics
Living simply is at the heart of Alex Morisey’s Quaker religion. The 82-year-old graduated from a good college and spent years working in nonprofit organizations. He helped farmworkers, people living…
2023-03-27 Do Not Hurry to ‘Spring Clean’ Garden
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. For half the world, spring has begun. Temperatures are warming and daylight lasts longer. People who like to garden…
2023-03-26 Report: 43,000 Estimated Dead in Somalia Drought Last Year
A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died during Somalia’s longest drought on record last year. Half of them were likely children under five years old. It is the…
2023-03-26 Oldest Remains of Large Sea Reptile Found on Norwegian Island
Fossils of a large sea reptile that lived during the time of the dinosaurs were found recently on a Norwegian island. The reptile is the ichthyosaur. It lived in the…
2023-03-26 Is This K-Pop Girl Band for Real?
Less than two months ago the new South Korean girl group MAVE: released its first music video. It now has nearly 20 million views on YouTube. At first look, MAVE:…
2023-03-26 New Evidence Suggests Venus Is Volcanically Active
Scientists say examinations of old images provide new evidence that the planet Venus is volcanically active. The finding is based on radar images captured more than 30 years ago by…
2023-03-25 Library Organization: Book Ban Attempts Hit Record High in 2022
The American Library Association (ALA) released a new report Thursday about book banning in the country. It found attempted book bans and information restrictions at school and public libraries continue…
2023-03-25 ‘Holding Down the Fort’ Is a Big Job
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. A fort is a place of protection. It is a fortified structure with strong walls and doors, complex locks, barriers,…