2023-05-08 US to End Last Remaining COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements
The administration of President Joe Biden says it will end most remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements on May 11. That date was chosen in February by the U.S. Department of…
2023-05-08 Top US Government Doctor Declares Loneliness a Big Health Problem
America’s top spokesperson on public health, the U.S. surgeon general, recently said loneliness is as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Dr. Vivek Murthy said loneliness costs the health…
2023-05-08 Cambodia Continues Developing Big Tourist Area along Coast
Cambodia is making plans to finish developing large tourist areas along its coast on the Gulf of Thailand. Five years ago, Chinese investors began turning Sihanoukville, a small coastal city,…
2023-05-07 India: Railroad to Kashmir Close to Completion
Indian Railways is getting closer to finishing work on a new rail line connecting Indian-controlled Kashmir to the rest of India. Officials say the line could bring big changes to…
2023-05-07 Food Prices Fall on World Markets but not for Most People
The global market prices of grains, vegetable, milk-based and other agricultural products have been falling. The price drops, however, have not yet made it to everyday buyers around the world.…
2023-05-07 American Company Wants to Produce More Clean Hydrogen
The company Ohmium says it has received investments of $250 million to increase production of machines that make hydrogen for energy. Ohmium is a company based in the state of…
2023-05-07 Chinese Explorer Finds Signs of Recent Water on Mars
A new study suggests water may have existed on Mars much more recently than past evidence has shown. The research is based on data collected by China’s Zhurong explorer vehicle.…
2023-05-06 Debate Brings Many Benefits to Students
Nearly three hours after midnight, Tajaih Robinson and Iyana Trotman of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina finally heard the judges’ decision. They had defeated the University of Michigan…
2023-05-06 Oil and Water Do Not Mix
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Oil and water are two very different substances. Oil is thick. Water is thin. If you pour oil into water,…
2023-05-06 Soccer Playing Robot Set to Compete in ‘Robo Cup’
American researchers have built a human-like robot that will take part in an international soccer competition in France in July. A team at the University of California, Los Angeles developed…
2023-05-06 Report: 25 Percent of Jobs Will Change in the Next Five Years
A new study has found that about 25 percent of jobs are going to change in the next five years. The finding comes from a survey of employers published Monday…
2023-05-06 James K. Polk: Dark Horse
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. James Knox Polk moved into the White House as the 11th president of the United States in 1845. Few had predicted that Polk would…