2021-05-09 Space-aged Wine Bottle Could Get $1 Million
For 14 months, a French wine aged in space. Now, it has returned to Earth to be sold. A single…
2021-05-08 Undocumented Immigrants Losing Homes during Pandemic
Sotero Cirilo sleeps in a small plastic shelter under a train bridge in Elmhurst, Queens, in New York City. The…
2021-05-08 Special Saying for Mother’s Day
And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. Mothers have been celebrated around the world since the days…
2021-05-08 Costa Rica Priest Sings Public Health Message During Pandemic
A Catholic priest is winning new fans in Costa Rica with a COVID-19 song set to the music of salsa.…
2021-05-08 Roman Colosseum Gets New Hi-Tech Floor
The ancient Roman Colosseum is once again going to have a floor – a new, high-tech floor at the cost…
2021-05-07 Myanmar’s Military Seizes Young Men to Crush Uprising
Myanmar’s security forces are arresting thousands of people. Most are boys and young men. But many families of those taken…
2021-05-06 Rhino Poachers Return After South Africa Eases Pandemic Restrictions
Rhino poaching is rising again in South Africa. Wildlife parks say that poaching has increased since the government eased pandemic…
2021-05-06 UN: Half of Myanmar’s Population May Fall into Poverty by 2022
The United Nations says the effects of Myanmar’s political crisis and the coronavirus could push half the country’s population into…
2021-05-05 Woman in Mali Gives Birth to 9 Babies
A woman from the West African nation of Mali gave birth to nine babies, five girls and four boys, on…
2021-05-05 Facebook Board Upholds Trump Ban, But Demands Review of Action
Facebook’s Oversight Board has decided to uphold the company’s suspension of former President Donald Trump. But in an announcement about…
2021-05-05 With Limited Resources, Latin America Looks to Space
Latin American countries are increasingly looking to space to speed their development. Nicaragua is one of the poorest nations in…
2021-05-04 Mexico City Metro Overpass Collapses, 23 Dead
At least 23 people died and 79 were injured Monday when part of the Mexico City metro system collapsed onto…
2021-05-04 Vietnamese Carmaker to Enter US Electric Car Market
The automobile division of Vietnam’s largest business group, Vingroup, wants to get involved in the U.S. market. The group hopes…
2021-05-03 US Begins Reuniting Families Separated at the US-Mexico Border
The United States Department of Homeland Security said Monday it is working to reunite children who were separated from their…
2021-05-03 Young Women Who Grew Up Without the Taliban Fear Their Return
Sultana Karimi works in Ms. Sadat’s Beauty Store in Afghanistan’s capital. She found bravery and her love for beauty in…