2024-05-13 In China, Many Older Workers Find It Difficult to Retire
China’s economic expansion has been driven partly by millions of people who left their rural homes to work in cities and factories. But many of these workers are aging, and…
2024-05-13 Largely Peaceful Protests at US College Commencement
Protests over the Israel-Hamas war across U.S. college campuses have led to nearly 2,900 arrests at more than 50 schools in recent weeks. However, most graduation ceremonies over the weekend…
2024-05-13 Less or No Alcohol Is Better for Health
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Alcohol is often consumed in social gatherings from happy hours after work to birthday parties on the weekend. Drinking…
2024-05-12 US Plans to Limit American-made AI Models in China
The Biden administration plans to put limits on American-made artificial intelligence (AI) models, the Reuters news agency reports. The aim is to restrict the technology that powers popular chatbots from…
2024-05-12 Australia Raises Financial Requirements for International Students
One of Australia’s top officials said the government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is concerned about “a completely broken” migration system. Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil made the statement…
2024-05-12 My Wonderful Kyrylivka
Editor’s note: This story is one of the winning entries from the “Teach Us about Ukraine” writing contest sponsored by VOA Learning English and GoGlobal. Kateryna Protasova is a teacher…
2024-05-12 NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
The American space agency NASA is providing details about a railway system it plans to build on the surface of the moon. The system aims to provide a “robotic transport…
2024-05-11 Astronomers Find Super-hot ‘Super-Earth’
Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets outside our solar system. They have finally found one with an atmosphere. Scientists believe that a rocky planet with an atmosphere is…
2024-05-11 Scientists Claim Discovery of Sperm Whales’ Communication System
Researchers say they can explain how sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica might be communicating. Like many whales and dolphins, sperm whales are highly social mammals.…
2024-05-11 It’s Time to ‘Separate the Wheat from the Chaff’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On today’s show we talk about an expression that likely came from wheat growers a long time ago. Preparing harvested…