– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. A farmer in southeastern Europe uses a waste product to save on the cost of fertilizer. Exotic Alban Cakalli grows vegetables in northwestern Albania. He collects used coffee grounds from a local shop to make fertilizer. Using the coffee waste has permitted him to experiment with growing exotic … [Read more...] about Exotic (News Words)
Archives for June 2022
Study: Worldwide Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year
– Manuscript – A new study suggests that pollution of all kinds kills about 9 million people worldwide each year. Air pollution from industrial processes and the expansion of cities accounted for about 75 percent of the deaths, researchers found. Air pollution also drove a 7 percent increase in all pollution-related deaths from 2015 to 2019. The study was a cooperative … [Read more...] about Study: Worldwide Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year
Sharing Our Loneliness May Help Us Feel Less Lonely
– Manuscript – From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In English, there is an expression that goes like this: Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone. It suggests that people do not want to share in the sadness of others. But what if sharing our sadness actually helps us feel better? That was the goal of Natalie Eve … [Read more...] about Sharing Our Loneliness May Help Us Feel Less Lonely
Free Google AI Tool Aims to Improve Job Interview Skills
– Manuscript – Google has launched a new tool designed to help people prepare for job interviews. The system, called Interview Warmup, is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) methods. The tool creates interview test questions related to several major technology fields. These include information technology (IT) and support, project management, data analytics and online … [Read more...] about Free Google AI Tool Aims to Improve Job Interview Skills
The French Language Debate in Canada Continues
– Manuscript – Canada has two official languages – English and French. But recent events in Canada have caused a new debate over whether French speakers face discrimination. Canada’s largest railway company, CN, is based in Montreal. The city is in the province of Quebec, where 95 percent of the population speaks French. However, none of CN’s recently named nominees for … [Read more...] about The French Language Debate in Canada Continues
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