06:24 November 26, 2023
NASA has successfully tested a laser-based communication method that sent data over 16 million kilometers. The American space agency hopes the system…
06:42 November 26, 2023
The sudden and large increase in sugar prices left Ishaq Abdulraheem with few choices. Raising the cost of bread would mean decreasing sales, so the …
04:42 November 26, 2023
After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia’s invasion, a coal mine in eastern Ukraine needed workers. Its answer was to permit wo…
05:40 November 25, 2023
A federal study of all public schools says that America’s Black and Latino students have reduced chances of success. The data came from the Civil Rig…
05:56 November 24, 2023
More than 50 million people in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere follow pastoralism as a way of life. They keep animals and move with them …
04:27 November 24, 2023
China called for caution on Friday as an increase in respiratory illness hit its schools and hospitals. And the World Health Organization (WHO), whic…
06:34 November 24, 2023
Thousands of Ukrainians decided to flee war in their country and head to Israel after Russian forces invaded in 2022. But now those people are facing…
05:21 November 23, 2023
Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in March of next year. The American organization in Seneca F…
04:10 November 23, 2023
Major automakers are seeking new ways to make electric vehicle (EV) motors that depend less on rare earth minerals. China controls most mining and pr…
05:29 November 23, 2023
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says changes in ocean temperature are the leading cause of coral bleaching around the…
05:38 November 22, 2023
Fourteen-year-old Luyanda Hlali walks 10 kilometers to school. She lives in the little village of Stratford in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.…
07:08 November 22, 2023
The American holiday of Thanksgiving is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in November. The holiday is during autumn -- the main season for…
04:51 November 22, 2023
Indian scientists plan to add substances to clouds above the capital New Delhi in an effort to produce rain to reduce pollution. The method to artifi…
05:09 November 21, 2023
A recent opinion study says a big majority of parents in the United States believe their child is performing at grade level in school. However, stand…
04:55 November 21, 2023
The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday is symbolized by its traditional food, a large bird we call a turkey. But turkey is certainly not from Turkey. In fact,…
04:47 November 21, 2023
When Geoffrey Holt of Hinsdale, New Hampshire died earlier this year at 82, not many people knew he had over $1 million. He wore worn-out clothes. He…
03:05 November 21, 2023
The 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for over a week are finally getting hot meals on Tuesday. The meals of r…
04:58 November 20, 2023
Panda lovers in the United States are hopeful for the return of the bears following a comment from Chinese President Xi Jinping last week. Speaking a…
06:15 November 20, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) system developer OpenAI was under new leadership Monday after a series of recent changes that included the removal of fo…
08:08 November 20, 2023
More than 40 percent of American adults are considered obese, or medically overweight. But the medications many of these individuals take are rarely …
05:18 November 20, 2023
Libertarian Party politician Javier Milei has won Argentina’s presidential election with 56 percent of the vote. Now President-elect Milei must face …
05:33 November 19, 2023
If humans are to establish long-term bases on the moon, they will need food resources. In recent years, scientists have been taking steps toward maki…
05:39 November 19, 2023
Chinese researchers say they have built an artificial intelligence (AI) robot that can carry out chemical reactions to produce oxygen from water on M…
06:10 November 19, 2023
Islamist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State have been spreading across Africa for years. The groups came from the large area south of th…
08:44 November 18, 2023
A recent report shows that the number of international students studying in the United States has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Over 1 million int…
05:00 November 17, 2023
A Chinese movie that shows scams in Southeast Asia could be frightening visitors from China from traveling to Thailand, researchers and data suggest.…
05:47 November 17, 2023
An international report shows increased use of landmines in Ukraine and Myanmar led to sharp rises in casualties in those countries last year. Intern…
05:17 November 16, 2023
Fifteen-year-old Guinean Moussa Camara is one of a record 32,000 migrants who have arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands this year. They travel an extrem…
07:05 November 16, 2023
For 30 years, many nations around the world considered two states — one Israeli, one Palestinian — as the way to reach peace in the Middle East. VOA …
04:31 November 16, 2023
Taiwan is taking part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in San Francisco, California this week. Because it is an economic gathe…
07:13 November 15, 2023
News companies are increasingly using video and images from social media to report on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. This has led som…
05:02 November 15, 2023
United States climate diplomat John Kerry and Chinese climate negotiator Xie Zhenhua recently agreed to restart a suspended climate working group. Th…
05:43 November 15, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau is a federal agency that researches information about America’s population, housing, and economy. The latest Census Bureau rep…
06:03 November 15, 2023
People from all over Japan are purchasing fish caught in the waters near the Fukushima nuclear power plant. In August, the power plant started releas…
07:59 November 14, 2023
The U.S. government does not require states to report graduation rates by a student’s sex. But in every state reporting high school graduation rates …
03:50 November 14, 2023
A traditional ceremony for children in Japan is growing popular for animals there as well. Natsuki Aoki recently flew with her two Chihuahua dogs fro…
06:02 November 14, 2023
A large group of international negotiators and United Nations representatives are meeting in Nairobi, Kenya this week. They aim to take the next step…
05:34 November 13, 2023
A hospital in New York City recently said it had successfully performed the world’s first eye transplant and the patient is doing well. New York Univ…
06:44 November 13, 2023
As doctors in the United States reduce their use of opioid painkillers, another drug is becoming popular: ketamine. For more than 50 years, ketamine …
04:53 November 13, 2023
A small body of water in Hawaii has turned such a bright pink it could have been used as a set for the movie Barbie. But the unusual color-changing e…
06:41 November 13, 2023
The 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) holds its latest meeting in San Francisco this week. Here are some facts about APEC and what c…
04:57 November 12, 2023
A three-year drought has left millions of people in Syria, Iraq, and Iran with little water. A new study says it would not have happened without huma…
05:17 November 12, 2023
European astronomers released the first images from the new Euclid space telescope last week. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the U.S. space agen…
06:06 November 11, 2023
Isidora Djukic is a biology and chemistry student at John Carroll University near Cleveland, Ohio. She never thought that one day she would be in a c…
04:18 November 10, 2023
Hollywood actors reached a deal to end their four-month strike this week. But it could take some time before you will see your favorite actors on tel…
04:43 November 10, 2023
Marc Gauthier has Parkinson’s disease. The disease affects his nervous system, weakens his muscles and causes his arms and legs to shake. The 63-year…
03:46 November 9, 2023
South Korean police said Thursday an industrial robot had crushed a worker to death at a vegetable processing center. The male worker suffered severe…
03:30 November 9, 2023
There is a growing movement to leave leaves on the ground, instead of gathering them to be disposed of. The idea is to avoid sending bagged-up fallen…
04:09 November 9, 2023
Hurricane Michael hit the American state of Florida five years ago. The major storm came with wind speed of 250 kilometers per hour. It damaged many …
06:48 November 9, 2023
Economic problems and fears of repression in Turkey have caused Huseyin Buyukdag to make a decision. The teacher and his wife want to move to Germany…