2016-12-25 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What Trended This Year:Do you remember that unavoidable song from last year?It was “Hello,” by British singer Adele.People loved Adele and her song.So when she

2016-12-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The government of Kenya has ended operations of a United States-funded program aimed at educating Kenyans about voting.The Kenyan government action comes just months before the Eas

2016-12-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This week in our national parks journey, we explore a vast area with mountains, beaches, forests, and glaciers. The area’s huge range in both rainfall and elevation make it o

2016-12-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.Have you heard this song?It is the theme song for a television show in Japan.The song is called “Koi.” And the singer is Gen Hoshino

2016-12-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A newly-built machine uses extremely small instruments to perform eye operations.The machine is reported to make fewer mistakes than doctors.Robots are already used to perform some

2016-12-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.You may not know the name Burhan Ozbilici. But by now, you have probably seen his photos.Ozbilici is a photographer for the Associated Press new

2016-12-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

German police have released a man they arrested shortly after a deadly truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin.Officials said there was not enough evidence to link the suspect

2016-12-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Matthieu Finot knows a lot about wine. He sees it as a combination of science and art. From watching the weather and checking the soil, to testing grapes for sugar levels and acidi

2016-12-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution urging the immediate deployment of U.N. monitors to the eastern part of the Syrian city of Aleppo. Syrian rebels had c

2016-12-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

President-elect Donald Trump is pulling back from some of the immigration policies he proposed as a candidate.Trump is still promising stronger enforcement of immigration laws. He

2016-12-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

EDITOR'S NOTE: An updated audio recording will be available soon.A gunman shot and killed the Russian ambassador to Turkey on Monday in Ankara.Russian Foreign Ministry official Ma

2016-12-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The southwestern French city of Bordeaux is a center of the wine trade. But hundreds of years ago, it was the second-largest slave-trading port in France.From the 17th to the 19th

2016-12-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Most voters in the United States marked their ballots in the presidential election on November 8. But they did not vote directly for a candidate. Instead, they chose what the Const

2016-12-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.In June, VOA Learning English wrote about Craig Sager, the sports television reporter who was fighting cancer.He was going to report on his firs

2016-12-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The state of Minnesota is known as the land of 10,000 lakes. Our national park this week protects four major ones. The National Park Service says water is the foundation of this wi

2016-12-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.The members of the Electoral College will cast their votes to uphold November’s presidential election on December 19. They are known as el

2016-12-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today:“This may be my last video.”That was the message that Lina Shamy sent out on Monday in a Twitter video from Aleppo, Syria.Shamy is a

2016-12-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he killed suspected drug dealers while serving as mayor of the southern city of Davao.Duterte made the comment Monday as he spoke to a

2016-12-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Americans are more hopeful about how well Donald Trump will perform as the president of the United States than they were during the recent election campaign.But their opinions are

2016-12-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Officials in Turkey say police have detained over 500 people since Monday because of their suspected ties to Kurdish militants.Members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP),

2016-12-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

On December 1st, five West African countries agreed to stop importing “dirty” fuel from Europe.Dirty fuel is the name for diesel fuel that has a high amount of sulfur.N

2016-12-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Iran’s main air travel company Iran Air has signed an agreement with American manufacturer Boeing to buy 80 passenger airplanes.The two companies announced the $16.6 billion

2016-12-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The United States is expected to execute fewer people in 2016 than any year in the past 25 years.So far this year, 19 people have been put to death for their crimes nationwide. Tha

2016-12-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.Do you know someone who is looking for a Hatchimal?If you do not, you probably will soon.Hatchimals are popular gifts for children this holiday

2016-12-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Ban Ki-moon will finish his term as Secretary-General of the United Nations at the end of December.He spoke with VOA recently about his 10 years as the U.N’s top official.As