2023-07-30 In Dubai, ‘Gourmet Water’ Injected with Minerals
New kinds of drinks like smoothies, lattes, beers, and cocktails have become popular in recent years. Now a place in Dubai is serving what it claims to be “gourmet water.”…
2023-07-30 In Japan, Silkworms, Crickets, Bugs Are on the Table
More restaurants in Japan are offering bugs in their dishes. On a recent vacation in Tokyo, Takumi Yamamoto ate a special lunch of cricket curry and silkworm sashimi, which is…
2023-07-30 Churches in Europe See Record Numbers of Visitors
Famous Christian religious places in southern Europe are seeing record numbers of visitors. But not everyone is happy about the large crowds. Church leaders are finding it difficult to balance…
2023-07-30 GPS Data Could Predict Earthquakes Hours Ahead
Researchers say they have identified earth movement signals that could predict earthquakes up to two hours before they hit. The signals were recorded, or detected, by GPS collection devices. The…
2023-07-29 NASA Offers Satellite Technology to Help Fight Amazon Deforestation
The American space agency NASA has offered its satellite technology to Brazil to help identify destruction in the Amazon rainforest. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson made the offer during a recent…
2023-07-29 Canada Releases Plan to End Inefficient Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Canada on Monday presented its plan for ending many of its fossil fuel industry subsidies. The plan’s release makes Canada the first member-country of the Group of 20 to honor…
2023-07-29 Grover Cleveland: Repeated
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Grover Cleveland. When Americans remember him, it is mostly because he makes writing presidential timelines difficult. Cleveland was the…
2023-07-29 ‘Beating a Dead Horse’ Is Pointless
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples, notes on usage, and sometimes…
2023-07-29 Effects of Affirmative Action after 10 Years in Brazil
Late last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race cannot be the reason for colleges to accept students. The high court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause of the…
2023-07-28 Japan Places Export Ban on Some Computer Chips
Japan recently put in place export controls on the latest microchip, or semiconductor, technologies. Observers said the move targets China. Japan’s export controls follow other recent restrictions enforced by the…
2023-07-28 Torch Will Bring its Light to the 2024 Olympics
Olympic Games organizers in France presented the 2024 Olympic torch that will light the Summer Games in the country a year from now. In the Olympic torch tradition, many people…
2023-07-28 ‘The Law of Life,’ by Jack London, Part Two
We present the last of two parts of the short story “The Law of Life,” by Jack London. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of…
2023-07-28 Climate vs. Environment
Hi there. This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between “environment” and “climate.” Question: Hello, VOA learning English, My name is Sukhwant, and…