– 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)
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
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
What Causes Mystery Liver Illnesses in Children?
– Manuscript – Health officials are still looking for answers related to mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world. The best available evidence points to a common stomach virus not known to cause liver problems in otherwise healthy children. That virus was found in the blood of sick children, but it has not been found in their … [Read more...] about What Causes Mystery Liver Illnesses in Children?
Google Says New Eyeglasses Can Translate Languages in Real Time
– Manuscript – Ten years after introducing “Google Glass,” Alphabet Inc. has created a new kind of smart eyeglasses. The company says the wearable computer device can translate different languages in real time. A working model, or prototype, of the yet-unnamed device was presented to the public this week during the yearly Google I/O developer conference. Google did not … [Read more...] about Google Says New Eyeglasses Can Translate Languages in Real Time
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