– Manuscript – Officials in the Indian city of Hyderabad say police there depend on facial recognition technology to fight crime. Hyderabad is the capital of India’s south-central state of Telangana. In 2013, Islamic terrorists exploded bombs at a market there, killing 19 people and wounding more than 100 others. The city hurried to establish a network of surveillance … [Read more...] about Indian City Expands Facial Recognition Technology to Fight Crime
Archives for January 2023
French Baguette Gets UNESCO Recognition
– Manuscript – UNESCO, the cultural organization of the United Nations, voted this week to recognize the importance of the French baguette. The international experts gathered in Morocco to discuss the French bread and other subjects, including a traditional Japanese dance and the drink called rum from Cuba. The baguette is a long, narrow tube-shaped bread. It is made … [Read more...] about French Baguette Gets UNESCO Recognition
Bag of Tricks (Idioms)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! Magicians perform tricks. But what can you do with a whole bag of them? Speaker A: I have a date tonight.Speaker B: Wow! What are you going to do?Speaker A: I thought we'd start at a karaoke club and then go bowling. And if it's still going well, ice skating.Speaker B: Wow, Dan. Should you be using up your whole bag of … [Read more...] about Bag of Tricks (Idioms)
Learning to Live with COVID
– Manuscript – After two years of pandemic emergency, could 2022 be the year the world finally learned to live with COVID-19? From Asia to Africa, countries re-opened for business and visitors following developments in COVID-19 vaccination and treatment. On New Year’s Day, Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. He … [Read more...] about Learning to Live with COVID
Livelihood (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. A material made from fish skin is helping to support families in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Livelihood Controlled fishing methods have increased the population of the giant pirarucu. The fish skin is sold to companies to make products like women's bags. Those sales help provide a livelihood to hundreds of … [Read more...] about Livelihood (News Words)
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