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Australia to Introduce ‘Right to Disconnect’ Law for Workers
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Australia to Introduce ‘Right to Disconnect’ Law for Workers

02:14 February 11, 2024

Australia’s parliament seems likely to pass a new “right to disconnect” bill that the federal government has proposed. The law would prevent employer…

Mexico Becomes Leading Source of Goods Imported to US
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Mexico Becomes Leading Source of Goods Imported to US

05:18 February 11, 2024

For the first time in more than twenty years, Mexico took China’s place as the leading source of goods imported by the United States. This change, wh…

Dartmouth Will Again Require Standardized Tests
Education
Dartmouth Will Again Require Standardized Tests

10:07 February 10, 2024

Dartmouth College, the Ivy League university in New Hampshire, announced last week that it will again require standardized tests from applicants. Ame…

Ancient Statue of Emperor Constantine Rebuilt in Rome
Arts & Culture
Ancient Statue of Emperor Constantine Rebuilt in Rome

03:09 February 10, 2024

Emperor Constantine the First was an ancient Roman ruler who welcomed Christianity. He helped spread the religion throughout the Roman Empire. Recent…

Teenage ‘Newton’ Builds Electric Device to Light Gaza Tent
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Teenage ‘Newton’ Builds Electric Device to Light Gaza Tent

04:46 February 10, 2024

A 15-year-old boy in Gaza was able to build a device to provide electricity to light the tent he is staying in with his family. Hussam Al-Attar got t…

Super Bowl Expected to Set Betting Record, But Don’t Bet on Taylor Swift
Arts & Culture
Super Bowl Expected to Set Betting Record, But Don’t Bet on Taylor Swift

04:39 February 9, 2024

The gambling industry expects this Sunday’s Super Bowl game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers to smash betting records. The …

What Is the Lunar New Year?
Arts & Culture
What Is the Lunar New Year?

05:36 February 9, 2024

On February 10, Asian American communities around the world will ring in the Year of the Dragon. Some Lunar New Year celebrations will be public, lik…

Dong Tao Chicken, Food of Choice for Lunar New Year
Arts & Culture
Dong Tao Chicken, Food of Choice for Lunar New Year

03:06 February 8, 2024

Dong Tao chicken has been a food of choice for generations in Vietnam for the Lunar New Year, or Tet. The rare bird is known for its strangely large …

Private Missions Launch Debate over What to Permit on Moon
Science & Technology
Private Missions Launch Debate over What to Permit on Moon

06:52 February 8, 2024

The rise in private American space missions has led to increasing calls for rules on what can be transported to the moon. Individuals and groups have…

Has Earth Warmed More Than We Thought?
Science & Technology
Has Earth Warmed More Than We Thought?

08:27 February 8, 2024

Old sponges from deep in the Caribbean Sea are causing some researchers to think human-caused climate change began sooner than scientists have though…

Sea Otters Help Save California’s Wetlands
Science & Technology
Sea Otters Help Save California’s Wetlands

04:26 February 7, 2024

At one point, it was nearly impossible to see sea otters along the west coast of the United States. The animals were hunted nearly to extinction in t…

Apple: Vision Pro Headset Enables ‘Spatial Computing’
Science & Technology
Apple: Vision Pro Headset Enables ‘Spatial Computing’

05:45 February 7, 2024

Technology company Apple’s new computing device, the Vision Pro headset, became available in stores last week. The device uses augmented reality tech…

What Is 'Cozy Cardio?'
Health & Lifestyle
What Is 'Cozy Cardio?'

04:22 February 7, 2024

A new kind of exercise idea is becoming popular in the United States. Social media is bringing attention to “cozy cardio.” It means doing light cardi…

Study: US Workers Would Take Pay Cuts for Improved Quality of Life
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Study: US Workers Would Take Pay Cuts for Improved Quality of Life

03:35 February 7, 2024

Just over half of U.S. workers would be willing to take a 20 percent pay cut in exchange for a better quality of life, a recent survey found. Lynn Bu…

US Schools Use Surveillance to Catch Students Vaping
Education
US Schools Use Surveillance to Catch Students Vaping

06:08 February 6, 2024

Schools around the United States are installing sensors and cameras to identify possible use of vaping devices. Some administrators are also ordering…

Will AI Mean Death of Music or More Creativity?
Arts & Culture
Will AI Mean Death of Music or More Creativity?

04:03 February 6, 2024

Inside a recording room at Queen Mary University of London, several researchers are working with new artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Their aim is…

Boeing Faces Another Manufacturing Delay Affecting 50 Planes
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Boeing Faces Another Manufacturing Delay Affecting 50 Planes

04:06 February 6, 2024

Boeing announced this week that it was delaying the delivery of about 50 new planes to its customers because of a newly discovered manufacturing prob…

King Charles’ Cancer Was Caught Early
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King Charles’ Cancer Was Caught Early

03:54 February 6, 2024

King Charles' cancer was caught early, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday. Sunak added that the nation is hopeful the king can make a fu…

Damage atop Damage: ‘Atmospheric River’ Storms Strike California Again
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Damage atop Damage: ‘Atmospheric River’ Storms Strike California Again

05:21 February 5, 2024

In California, the second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers on Monday caused heavy rains and mudslides, flooded roadways and cut electric power. Atm…

Taylor Swift, Women Win Big at Grammy Music Awards
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Taylor Swift, Women Win Big at Grammy Music Awards

07:11 February 5, 2024

American pop singer and songwriter Taylor Swift won Album of the Year for Midnights”on Sunday at the Grammy Awards. She has now won that award four t…

Russian Cosmonaut Sets Record for Time in Space
Science & Technology
Russian Cosmonaut Sets Record for Time in Space

04:14 February 5, 2024

Russia’s space agency Roscosmos says cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has broken the world record for total time spent in space. Kononenko passed the record …

South America Dengue Increase Brings Vaccination Drive
Health & Lifestyle
South America Dengue Increase Brings Vaccination Drive

04:55 February 5, 2024

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. During the southern hemisphere summer, South America is experiencing a sharp increa…

Japan's Cafés Where People Can Pet Pigs
Arts & Culture
Japan's Cafés Where People Can Pet Pigs

07:16 February 4, 2024

In Japan’s big cities, small restaurants that serve coffee, called cafés, are known for starting trends. First there were pet cafés, then cat cafés. …

Part-time Detectives Find Problems in Medical, Scientific Research
Science & Technology
Part-time Detectives Find Problems in Medical, Scientific Research

05:57 February 4, 2024

A major cancer hospital and research center recently announced it is asking for withdrawals or corrections to at least 37 research papers. Dana-Farbe…

Research Suggests Bright Lights Confuse Insects
Science & Technology
Research Suggests Bright Lights Confuse Insects

03:01 February 4, 2024

Many people have long believed that bright lights draw, or attract, flying insects. But that is not exactly what is going on, a new study suggests. R…

NASA's Mars Helicopter Ends Service after 'History-making' Mission
Science & Technology
NASA's Mars Helicopter Ends Service after 'History-making' Mission

06:09 February 4, 2024

NASA’s experimental helicopter, Ingenuity, has officially ended its service on Mars after what the U.S. space agency called a “history-making” missio…

Student Academy Awards Provide ‘Momentum’ for Young Filmmakers
Education
Student Academy Awards Provide ‘Momentum’ for Young Filmmakers

07:36 February 3, 2024

While most people know about the Academy Awards in Hollywood — the awards known as the Oscars — few know about the Student Academy Awards. But to tho…

Webb Telescope Captures Images of 19 Spiral Galaxies
Science & Technology
Webb Telescope Captures Images of 19 Spiral Galaxies

04:22 February 3, 2024

Newly released images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope show 19 spiral galaxies relatively close to our Milky Way. The images offer new info…

Is Elon Musk Worth $55.8 Billion to Tesla?
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Is Elon Musk Worth $55.8 Billion to Tesla?

08:36 February 3, 2024

Tesla chief Elon Musk wants to move the company’s incorporation, or registration, from the American state of Delaware to Texas. Musk said he will ask…

Women to Take Center Stage at the Grammys
Arts & Culture
Women to Take Center Stage at the Grammys

04:52 February 2, 2024

The American music industry holds its highest honors Sunday night in Los Angeles at the 67th Grammy Awards ceremony. Artists including Taylor Swift a…

‘Expats’ Filmed in Hong Kong, But You Cannot Watch It There
Arts & Culture
‘Expats’ Filmed in Hong Kong, But You Cannot Watch It There

03:58 February 2, 2024

A new television show called Expats was filmed in Hong Kong. But people in Hong Kong cannot watch it because of references to independence from China…

Remembering Chita Rivera
Arts & Culture
Remembering Chita Rivera

05:29 February 2, 2024

Groundbreaking American performer Chita Rivera died on January 30 in New York. She was 91 years old. The famed dancer, singer and actor won many awar…

Why Is Canada Limiting Foreign Students?
Education
Why Is Canada Limiting Foreign Students?

05:29 February 1, 2024

Canada recently announced a two-year limit on the number of foreign students given permission to study in the country. The move is partly to ease a g…

It Has Never Been More Costly to See the Super Bowl
Arts & Culture
It Has Never Been More Costly to See the Super Bowl

03:59 February 1, 2024

Tickets for the American football Super Bowl game are among the hardest to get in all of sports. Because of that, some websites that buy and re-sell …

Australian Filmmaker Shows Japanese Single Mothers, Children Face Poverty
Arts & Culture
Australian Filmmaker Shows Japanese Single Mothers, Children Face Poverty

06:28 February 1, 2024

In wealthy countries, like Japan, poverty is sometimes considered a taboo subject. But an Australian filmmaker, Rionne McAvoy, wants to share the sto…

European Farmers Keep Up Protests During EU Meeting
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European Farmers Keep Up Protests During EU Meeting

05:23 February 1, 2024

European farmers held protests Thursday to demand government help in dealing with rising costs and environmental rules. One of the protests happened …

Renewed Interest in Amelia Earhart’s Final Flight
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Renewed Interest in Amelia Earhart’s Final Flight

07:24 January 31, 2024

An unclear sonar image recorded by a private pilot has renewed interest in a past mystery: What happened to Amelia Earhart, the pilot who disappeared…

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Announces First Human Implant
Science & Technology
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Announces First Human Implant

06:18 January 31, 2024

Elon Musk says his company Neuralink has placed an experimental brain device in a person in the first human test of the technology. Neuralink describ…

Garden Group Names 2024 ‘Year of African Violet’
Health & Lifestyle
Garden Group Names 2024 ‘Year of African Violet’

04:38 January 31, 2024

The African violet, a plant from Tanzania that came to the U.S. in the late 1800s, received a special honor from the National Garden Bureau (NGB). Th…

Taiwan Crushes Disinformation to Save Its Election
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Taiwan Crushes Disinformation to Save Its Election

06:48 January 31, 2024

During Taiwan’s presidential election on January 13, talk about voter fraud began to spread. In one widely seen video, an election official counting …

Researchers Announce Successful Rhino Embryo Transfer
Science & Technology
Researchers Announce Successful Rhino Embryo Transfer

04:15 January 30, 2024

Scientists in Berlin announced recently the first successful embryo transfer in a white rhinoceros. The transfer, which occurred in a southern white …

What Are Enlarged Prostate and Prostate Cancer?
Health & Lifestyle
What Are Enlarged Prostate and Prostate Cancer?

09:46 January 30, 2024

Britain’s King Charles was treated recently for a medical condition called enlarged prostate. American Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently spent …

New Study Finds Myanmar Religious Buildings Damaged
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New Study Finds Myanmar Religious Buildings Damaged

04:55 January 30, 2024

New research provides evidence that attacks by Myanmar’s military government have damaged religious centers in the country. Religious leaders and hum…

US Businesses Plan $8 Billion Investment in Vietnam
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US Businesses Plan $8 Billion Investment in Vietnam

04:02 January 30, 2024

Fifteen American businesses, including semiconductor companies, have expressed interest in investing $8 billion in Vietnam in clean energy projects, …

X Blocks Taylor Swift Search after ‘Deepfake’ Image Spread
Arts & Culture
X Blocks Taylor Swift Search after ‘Deepfake’ Image Spread

02:58 January 29, 2024

The social media site X has blocked some searches for Taylor Swift in reaction to an online spread of pornographic deepfake images of the singer. A “…

Japanese Spacecraft Regains Power after Moon Landing
Science & Technology
Japanese Spacecraft Regains Power after Moon Landing

03:07 January 29, 2024

Japan’s space agency says a spacecraft that landed on the moon earlier this month has regained power and is continuing its mission. Officials from th…

Studies: Gene Treatment Lets Children Deaf at Birth Hear
Health & Lifestyle
Studies: Gene Treatment Lets Children Deaf at Birth Hear

07:43 January 29, 2024

Gene treatments are being credited with permitting several children born with deafness to hear again. Gene therapy is a medical treatment that aims t…

Hong Kong Court Orders Sell Off of Property Developer Evergrande
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Hong Kong Court Orders Sell Off of Property Developer Evergrande

06:27 January 29, 2024

A court in Hong Kong has ordered one of China’s largest property developers to sell all its property to pay back creditors. The financial process is …

Scientists Find New Penguins Colonies in Antarctica
Science & Technology
Scientists Find New Penguins Colonies in Antarctica

03:12 January 28, 2024

Scientists have found four groups of emperor penguins in Antarctica that they did not know about before. These groups, called “colonies,” were found …

Apple Releases New Stolen Device Protection
Science & Technology
Apple Releases New Stolen Device Protection

04:23 January 28, 2024

Imagine that you are in a crowded place. You do not notice, but someone is watching you and learns your iPhone passcode. Then, they steal your phone.…

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