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– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for Russia to face justice for starting war in Ukraine. Tribunal The president suggested the creation of a "special tribunal" on crimes of aggression against Ukraine. He said the tribunal should hold Russian leaders responsible for the invasion. In this … [Read more...] about Tribunal (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo recently won the Nobel Prize in medicine. Evolution Pääbo created new methods to study the most basic part of some ancient human genes. His research on human evolution shows genetic information from the early humans, Neanderthals, appears in the genes of some modern … [Read more...] about Evolution (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. In London, pandemic restrictions were eased at stores and outdoor restaurants as COVID-19 infections dropped. Tentative Britain is ending its third lock down, in place since January because of a highly infectious coronavirus variant. The country is now taking another tentative step towards returning to … [Read more...] about Tentative (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. American President Joe Biden has raised the nation's limit on refugee admissions from 15,000 to 62,500. Rigorous The White House recently released a statement, which said in part: We are going to work hard to complete the rigorous screening process for those refugees already waiting for admissions. In … [Read more...] about Rigorous (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. A new research project aims to publish the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English. Lexicon The new dictionary, to be produced in three years, will give a historical background to the lexicon of African American English. A lexicon is a group of words used by a person, people, or that is … [Read more...] about Lexicon (News Words)