A Soccer Ball That Gives You Energy – Really This is the VOA Special English Technology Report Have you ever heard the expression “a ball of energy”? People often use the term to describe very active children. But today we tell about an invention called the sOccket, that is a real ball of energy. A […]
Refugees Bring Flavor of Home to Community Farms This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report Generations of newcomers have brought their tastes and sometimes their farming skills to American soil. These include refugees who have gotten help from government agencies and private groups to grow crops on community farms. These farms and gardens can […]
Business Students Compete to Solve Global Problems This is the VOA Special English Education Report Hult International Business School has campuses in Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai. The Hult Global Case Challenge is a competition based on the idea that solving world problems requires a good business plan. Teams compete for prizes […]
Fukushima Children Tested for Thyroid Cancer Risk This is the VOA Special English Health Report Japanese doctors have begun examining three hundred sixty thousand children in Fukushima Prefecture. The goal is to learn the extent to which radiation may increase their risk of thyroid cancer. Children who lived closest to the Fukushima-1 Nuclear Power […]
Amazon Launches E-Book Lending for Libraries This is the VOA Special English Technology Report Amazon.com recently launched its Kindle library-lending service in the United States. Millions of users of the Kindle reader and app can now borrow Kindle books from their local public library. The company is working with OverDrive, a leading supplier of e […]
Trying a New Way to Stop Dengue This is the VOA Special English Health Report Dengue fever feels like a severe case of the flu, including pain in the muscles and joints. The World Health Organization says there may be fifty million dengue infections every year. Deaths are rare, fewer than thirteen thousand a […]
South Korea Tops ‘Information Society’ Report This is the VOA Special English Technology Report Falling prices are fueling growth in high-speed Internet services, especially in developing countries. Recently the International Telecommunication Union released its “Measuring the Information Society 2011” report. The ITU, part of the United Nations, compared access, use and skills in one hundred […]
Greece’s Debt Crisis and the Future of Europe This is the VOA Special English Economics Report Finance ministers from the euro area met in Poland in the middle of September to discuss the Greek debt crisis. American Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner joined them. Fabian Zuleeg, chief economist at the European Policy Center in Brussels, said […]
Websites Show Young People How to Saveh This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Young people are perhaps better known for spending money than for saving it. But some new banking websites are seeking to change that. These websites offer young people the information and tools they need to watch over their money. […]
For Lots of People, Getting Older Means Getting Happier This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Old age may not sound exciting. But research findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older. Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age […]
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