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– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. Indonesia is now the center of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. Contagious The increase of infections is caused by the very contagious Delta variant. In Jakarta, COVID patients are quarantining at home because hospitals are full. To help, the group "Wallet for the Poor" is providing free meals to home-bound … [Read more...] about Contagious (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's New Words. America's space agency, NASA, released a picture of a helicopter attached to the spacecraft Perseverance on the planet, Mars. Pioneer The robotic helicopter, named Ingenuity, is being prepared for the first controlled flight on Mars. NASA said it could pioneer a new way of planetary exploration. To … [Read more...] about Pioneer (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's New Words. In Ethiopia, thousands of people in the conflict zone of the Tigray region may run out of food. Anxiety To help area farmers grow crops, the international and local Ethiopian Red Cross are giving out seeds and soils nutrients to 16,000 families. But, as fighting continues in parts of the region, anxiety … [Read more...] about Anxiety (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. In New York, law enforcement officials recently returned ancient stolen objects to Iraqi officials. Plunder The objects include a stone plate that once belonged to a king who ruled thousands of years ago in what is now called Iraq. Some objects were taken from conflict zones or plundered from … [Read more...] about Plunder (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. A church in Bulgaria recently celebrated St. Charalampus, the Patron Saint of Beekeepers. Worship Orthodox Christian worshippers believe Charalampus performed a miracle, healing deadly wounds with honey. They light hundreds of candles and place them on honey pots, set in the shape of a cross. They ask the … [Read more...] about Worship (News Words)