2017-09-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Millions of school children failed to attend classes in English-speaking areas of Cameroon when the school term began recently.Schools opened after the government released many of

2017-09-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today…About 80 years ago, food scientists introduced the world to white chocolate. Until this week, it was the last new kind of chocolate to en

2017-09-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Natural disasters like earthquakes and powerful storms can be a threat not only to human life, but to telecommunication systems.When telecommunication networks go down, communities

2017-09-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.Two recent baby announcements involve famous names.News media reported last Friday that tennis star Serena Williams gave birth to a baby girl. W

2017-09-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

People who follow events in Myanmar are worried about its stability in the weeks leading up to a visit from Pope Francis.The pope will arrive in late November. It will be the first

2017-09-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Kristin Zaitz believes that her nuclear power plant is safe.Zaitz is an engineering manager at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, California's only working nuclear power center. She belie

2017-09-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Thailand's government is offering a free class to Thai women who marry foreigners.The class teaches about the possible difficulties of such marriages. It also teaches how to avoid

2017-09-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Kenya has joined the growing list of countries to ban plastic bags.A new Kenyan law bars the production, sale and even use of polythene plastic bags. People caught breaking the law

2017-09-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

00:00:02 OPRAH WINFREY: "Hattie Mae, this child is gifted," and I heard that enough that I started to believe it.00:00:08 ROGER BANNISTER: If you have the opportunity, not a perfec

2017-09-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The social media service Facebook plans to open a training center in Brazil for computer coders and people interested in starting a business. It will be the company’s first s

2017-09-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.Tennis players must wear almost all white at Wimbledon. That includes shorts, shirts, hats, dresses, shoes and socks.But when they get to New Yo

2017-08-31 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Officials in Tajikistan have decided to begin the new school year this Friday, even if Friday is one of the holiest days for the country’s Muslims.The Education Ministry conf

2017-08-31 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A top United Nations official has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for his repeated criticisms of the news media.U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-H

2017-08-31 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.There have been a lot of stories about people being rescued from flooded homes in and around Houston, Texas.Houston is the fourth-largest city i

2017-08-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Angolans have elected their first new president in nearly forty years.Joao Lourenco, the president-elect, has said he wants to reduce the country's dependence on oil. But critics

2017-08-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

At the top of the world, under the ice, lies a large number of natural resources. Gas, coal, uranium and other minerals, even diamonds, sit under the ice inside the Arctic Circle.A

2017-08-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.The U.S. Open is the last big event of the year in international tennis.The late-summer championship in New York, the Australian Open, the Frenc

2017-08-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

On the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula, the desert turns green as clouds cover it like a blanket.This is the country of Oman's monsoon season.The natural event, which lasts

2017-08-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Houston, a city in the American state of Texas, will face worsening flooding conditions as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to rain on the city.On Friday, Harvey, the strongest stor

2017-08-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.The MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles included performances by popular musicians of the last 12 months. A number of musician

2017-08-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Native American tribes want to begin growing and selling marijuana. They hope it will help end poverty on reservations, the large areas where many Native Americans live. However, t

2017-08-27 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Some people are using old books to create works of art, including sculptures.They can change the shape of a hardcover book so it becomes three-dimensional, for example. The resulti

2017-08-26 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Over 100 years ago, Britain’s military had about 2,000 de Havilland DH.9 airplanes.The military used the planes for British bombing raids over Germany during World War I.The

2017-08-25 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Jessi Calzado-Esponda lives in the United States but spent her early years in Cuba.Her family lived in Havana. Electric power was undependable. The 29-year-old woman says her famil

2017-08-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Alaska is the largest state in the United States. It is also one of the least populated. The state is home to 741,000 people. Among them are Native Alaskans, immigrants, adventure-