2024-09-29 Buyers Want Japanese Temples for Tax Breaks
Benmou Suzuki is a religious worker at a 420-year-old temple that is not in very good condition. It is deep in the forest near a small Japanese mountain village. It…
2024-09-29 Who Is Sri Lanka’s New President?
Sri Lanka’s new president faces many choices as he tries to balance ties between the country’s two huge partners: India and China. Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the leader of a…
2024-09-29 Study: Water Sources on Moon More Widespread than Thought
A new study suggests sources of water on the moon are more widespread than previously thought. The study was based on new examinations of data collected by India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft.…
2024-09-28 Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Learning a language is difficult. Sometimes it requires a plan and resources. But it also usually requires hard work. People…
2024-09-28 US Accuses Visa of Illegally Blocking Competition
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has brought a lawsuit against Visa. It is accusing the financial services company of using illegal methods to block competition in the debit card…
2024-09-27 Video Game Maker Nintendo to Open a Museum
The Japanese video game company Nintendo is opening a museum that will teach visitors about its history. At the museum, fans of Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda and the…
2024-09-27 ‘The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky’ by Stephen Crane, Part Two
From VOA Learning English, this is American Stories. Our story is called “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky.” It was written by Stephen Crane. Today, we will hear the second…
2024-09-27 Insights and Thoughts
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Alvaro about the usage of the words “insight” and “thought.” Question Dear Teacher, I want to ask you…
2024-09-26 California Passed Law to Limit Phone Use in Schools
A new state law will soon require school districts in California to create new rules restricting student smartphone use. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the law recently. The legislation makes…
2024-09-26 South Africa’s ‘Health Train’ Travels to Patients in Need
In South Africa, a former passenger train now serves as a traveling medical center to provide health services to people in need. The train is known as Phelophepa. In the…
2024-09-26 Appositives: Renaming Words and Other Terms
Imagine you want to improve your writing skills. Perhaps you would like to take an English test or use English in a business email. Today on Everyday Grammar, we will…