2023-10-08 Columbus or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
This Monday is Columbus Day in the United States. The U.S. government established Columbus Day as a national holiday in…
2023-10-08 NASA to Launch Spacecraft to Observe Metal-rich Asteroid
The American space agency NASA is preparing to launch a spacecraft designed to observe an asteroid made mostly of metal.…
2023-10-07 Franklin Roosevelt: Powerful (Part 2)
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Earlier we told about his rise…
2023-10-07 Universities Work to Protect American Wine Grapes from Wildfire Smoke
The West Coast of the United States produces over 90 percent of America’s wine, an alcoholic drink. However, the area…
2023-10-06 Ethiopian Coffee Stores Find Fans Far from Home
When Yared Markos moved to London 25 years ago, he did not see any Ethiopian coffee shops. Now, there are…
2023-10-06 Jailed Iranian Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Mohammadi was recognized for women’s rights and democracy,…
2023-10-06 Traditional Work of Aymara Women in Danger of Disappearing
In northern Chile, Teófila Challapa learned to weave, or make cloth, surrounded by the high hills and sandy roads of…
2023-10-06 Why Do Songs Break Grammar Rules?
Hello! Our question for today on Ask a Teacher comes from a reader in Brazil. Question: I have an easy…
2023-10-05 Two Cubans Combine Fishing, Farming for Better Food Production
Cuba is undergoing economic crisis and shortages. This can make even simple efforts like fishing or farming complex. That is…
2023-10-05 Norwegian Writing about Life’s ‘Basic Choices’ Wins Nobel in Literature
The Swedish Academy awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature to a Norwegian known for considering life’s “basic choices” in…
2023-10-05 Report: Online ‘Digital Divide’ Leaves Girls Behind
A new report suggests many girls across the world are not using the internet because of online abuse, discrimination or…