2024-11-09 Britain Reports Four New Mpox Cases
British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, highly infectious version of mpox that first appeared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The announcement marks…
2024-11-08 Traditional Seoul Village Hopes Curfew Brings Back Normal Life
In South Korea’s capital of Seoul, Bukchon Hanok Village’s narrow winding alleyways date back hundreds of years to the Joseon Dynasty. The area has become a popular place to visit,…
2024-11-08 ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe
Today we present the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Shep O’Neal with the story. True! Nervous — very, very nervous I had been and…
2024-11-08 Practice Your Listening
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Zekeriya in Turkiye about listening to English. Question Dear teacher, When I practice listening, I focus a lot…
2024-11-07 Europe’s Space Agency Is in Talks with SpaceX to Cut Space Junk
The European Space Agency (ESA) is reportedly in talks with America’s SpaceX to cooperate in efforts to reduce the growing amount of space junk. The talks, reported by Reuters news…
2024-11-07 Researchers Discover Large, Ancient Mayan City
Researchers in Mexico have discovered a large, lost Mayan city. The major urban settlement, named Valeriana, is hidden deep in the southern forest of Campeche. The discovery adds to existing…
2024-11-07 You Want to Learn about Tag Questions, Don’t You?
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Have you ever been in a conversation and wanted to check your understanding? That is the time to use a tag question…
2024-11-06 US Approves Apple AirPods to Be Used as Hearing Aids
The American government has approved the use of Apple AirPods as hearing aids. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it had approved new hearing aid software…
2024-11-06 Mpox Cases in DRC Might Be Decreasing
Some health officials say mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo appear to be “stabilizing.” The observation is a possible sign that the epidemic might be declining. Mpox…
2024-11-06 Trump Wins US Presidential Election
Former U.S. President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to earn a new four-year term as the country’s leader. Trump secured at least 277 of the 538 available electoral…
2024-11-05 Uncertain Time for Immigrants’ Children in School
On the first day of seventh grade in Aurora, Colorado, this past August, Alisson Ramirez worried about making friends and not understanding lessons taught in English. “I was nervous that…