2014-06-08 In South Africa, Small Shops Fight for Survival
Informal business sectors make up a large part of South Africa’s economy. These stores and services are important for job creation in a country with an unemployment rate of at…
2014-06-06 Syrian Civil War Helps Lebanon’s Cannabis Farmers
With a civil war raging in Syria, Lebanese security forces are busy guarding the country’s borders. So busy, in fact, that for the past three years, there has not been…
2014-06-07 Robotic Suit Helps Paralyzed Man Walk
Men in wheelchairs have come to play basketball. Bob Amelio leads a team called the Freewheelers. They have gathered here often, but this time is different. Today they have come…
2014-06-06 Putin and Obama Meet Briefly on D-Day
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met briefly Friday in Normandy, France. A White House official confirmed the two met for about 15 minutes after a luncheon…
2014-06-06 Divorce Rates High for Korea’s Migrant Brides
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. I’m Anna Matteo in Washington. Marrying someone from a different culture is very common. People do it all the time. And…
2014-06-05 D-Day In Color
Most of the films made of the D-Day invasion are in black and white. A group of Army cinematographers — people who shoot movies — filmed the invasion from a…
2014-06-05 US Veterans Remember D-Day
Hundreds of people visit the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. every day. Many of them go there to honor family members or friends who died during the war.…
2014-06-05 D-Day: 70 Years Ago Today
On June 6th, 1944, Allied forces began landing along the coast of Normandy, in France. The event is known as D-Day. It was the beginning of a campaign by the…
2014-06-04 ‘Fracking’ Changes North Dakota Landscape
A new technology has brought a lot of development to rural towns on the Bakken shale formation in the northern United States. Energy companies use the technology to remove oil…
2014-06-04 Can a New President Help Egypt’s Economy?
Egypt’s tourist sites are known throughout the world. But these days, people are not lined up to see the Great Pyramids of Giza. Foreign visitors are not filling bus after…
2014-06-02 Africa Launches Campaign to End Child Marriage
In most African countries, at least 30 percent of all girls are married before they reach age 18. Many of these girls become a man’s wife against their will. The…
2014-06-02 Chinese and Mexican Americans Share the Immigrant Experience
More immigrants live in the western state of California than anywhere else in the United States. Among the largest immigrant groups are Mexicans and Chinese. They may have come to…
2014-06-01 Connected Cars on the Highway to the Future
Modern automobiles and their drivers are becoming connected through wireless technology to entertainment and information systems. VOA recently visited the Los Angeles Auto Show. We found that high-priced, luxury cars,…
2014-05-31 Progress Seen for Education in Africa
African educators and civil society group members gathered recently to discuss the United Nations Millennium Development Goals on Education. They said a U.N. report shows progress. But they also said…
2014-06-01 Bicycling to Work Gains Popularity in Los Angeles
People in Los Angeles are known for their love of cars. The city is very large, and its public transportation is either slow or limited. So people drive everywhere. Traffic…