2024-01-22 Refugees Once Cut Trees in Uganda, Now Work to Plant Them
Enock Twagirayesu was seeking safety when he and his family fled violence in Burundi more than 10 years ago. They found it in Uganda. The small East African nation has…
2024-01-22 Indian Leader Opens Huge Hindu Temple atop Ruins of Historic Mosque
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened part of a hotly disputed Hindu holy building in the northern city of Ayodhya. The temple stands at the former site of a…
2024-01-22 Cameroon Launches First Malaria Vaccine Program for Children
Cameroon has begun the world’s first major malaria vaccine program for children. The campaign launched Monday in the Central African nation. Health officials called the effort a major step in…
2024-01-22 Study: Diabetes, Obesity Drugs Not Linked to Suicidal Thoughts
A large U.S. study found no evidence that taking Ozempic or Wegovy is tied to an increase in suicidal thoughts, researchers reported recently. Both Ozempic for type 2 diabetes and…
2024-01-21 Panama Cuts Canal Traffic as Water Levels Drop
Officials have ordered restrictions on shipping traffic in the Panama Canal because of reduced water levels. The latest restrictions limit ship crossings through the canal by 36 percent. The Panama…
2024-01-21 Researchers Discover Lost Cities in Amazon
Archeologists have found a group of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest. The cities were home to at least 10,000 farmers around 2,000 years ago. Stéphen Rostain first noticed the…
2024-01-21 Cookbooks Show American Culture
Are you interested in food, United States history, and the English language? If so, American cookbooks provide wide information in all three subjects. The first, published in 1796, started a…
2024-01-21 NASA Prepares for First Flight of Its New Supersonic Jet
The American space agency NASA is preparing to test a new supersonic airplane that could help establish a new generation of superfast aircraft. The new aircraft is called X-59, and…
2024-01-20 Asylum Seekers’ Court Cases Keep Growing
The record number of immigrants entering the United States illegally has resulted in 3 million cases awaiting judgement in immigration courts around the country. The city of Miami, Florida, is…
2024-01-20 Plan to Create ‘Green’ City in California to Be Put to Voters
Developers of a proposed new city in northern California have begun presenting their plans to voters. Jan Sramek leads the project, called California Forever. Sramek is a former trader with…
2024-01-20 Marathon or Sprint?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give definitions, examples, and notes on usage.…
2024-01-20 US Businesses Concerned about Hiring Young, ‘Gen Z’ Workers
A recent report from a higher education advising organization says nearly 40 percent of American employers avoid offering jobs to recent college graduates. They said members of Generation Z, or…