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2022-05-23 Biden Says US Would Militarily Defend Taiwan

American President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan. At…

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2022-05-22 Seven Tips for Growing Big Tomatoes

Tomatoes are the most popular crop among American home gardeners. Garden writer Jessica Damiano says there are many good reasons…

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2022-05-22 Legal Case Examines if Elephant Can Be Considered a Person

She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to walk through greenery in New York City. Happy is an Asian elephant.…

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2022-05-22 South Sudan Plan to Re-Start Waterway Project Faces Resistance

The people of South Sudan are debating whether to restart a project first considered over 100 years ago to change…

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2022-05-22 In Chile, Solar, Wind Energy Competes with Natural Gas

The South American country of Chile likes to present itself as a worldwide leader on climate change. Nearly 22 percent…

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2022-05-22 Scientists Create New Method for Changing the Genes of Cockroaches

Researchers have developed a new method for making changes to the genes of insects called cockroaches. The scientists said the…

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2022-05-21 Class of 2022 Members Share Experiences, Setbacks

Christina Howard, Alex Mayeri and Griffin Kornaker are members of the college class of 2022 who mainly feel good about…

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2022-05-21 ‘Airbrush’ Your Way to Perfection

And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the…

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2022-05-21 Buddhist Chaplains Becoming More Common in US

Christian clergy have long provided counseling or religious services in hospitals, prisons, and homes for the sick and ill in…

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2022-05-21 Uyghur Area in China Has Highest Prison Rate in the World

An area of western China may have the highest known imprisonment rate in the world. The area is called Konasheher…

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2022-05-21 Study: Worldwide Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year

A new study suggests that pollution of all kinds kills about 9 million people worldwide each year. Air pollution from…

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2022-05-20 Beg to Differ and Other Expressions of Disagreement

Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Yevgen, from Ukraine, about the use of “I beg…

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