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New Study Shows Best, Worst Pay for Women
American women who work as computer programmers, chefs and dentists earn 28 percent less than men doing the same jobs. Those are the jobs with the biggest wage differences between
AS IT IS2016-04-05
Is IS Guerrilla Activity Coming to Europe?
Security agencies trying to break up Islamic State (IS) terror cells in Europe fear that IS supporters will use guerrilla tactics to attack major targets.Concerns were raised when
AS IT IS2016-04-05
Claim: Turkey Sending Refugees Back to Syria
Amnesty International says Turkey has been forcing about 100 refugees back to Syria every day since January.The rights group recently released a report that said many people in sou
AS IT IS2016-04-04
How Do Americans, Chinese See the Other?
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping met this week over international security issues.While they report slow progress over major disagreements, what do aver
AS IT IS2016-04-04
'Cyrillic Jihadists' Bring Discipline to IS in Syria
Russian-speaking militants are the second-largest group of foreigners fighting for the Islamic State militant group.Nearly 5,000 fighters from the Central Asian countries of Kazakh
AS IT IS2016-04-04
Saving Wild Areas May Have Unexpected Results
Wild horses, oxen and reindeer are returning to Siberia for the first time in 10,000 years.Their new home is Pleistocene Park, a wilderness area on Russia’s Kolyma River.The
AS IT IS2016-04-03
North Korea Jams GPS, Launches Missile
North Korea has jammed GPS signals in South Korea and launched another missile into the Sea of Japan.The action came a day after U.S. President Barack Obama met with leaders of Sou
AS IT IS2016-04-02
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Threatened
Australia’s National Coral Bleaching Task force says the country’s Great Barrier Reef is facing the “worst mass bleaching event in its history.”The reef is
AS IT IS2016-04-02
Google's 'Minion' Joke Not So Funny
This is What’s Trending Today…Friday was April Fools’ Day. Google’s search engine has become famous for its April Fools' tricks over the years.This year,
AS IT IS2016-04-02
Some New Words for VOA's Word Book
Some big news today here at VOA Learning English. We are adding new words to our 1,500-word Word Book.The first edition of the Word Book came out in 1962. Every now and then, we up
AS IT IS2016-04-01
Security Summit Focuses on N. Korea, Terror Threat
U.S. President Barack Obama opened his final nuclear security summit in Washington on Thursday, expressing concerns over North Korea's nuclear weapons development and the possibil
AS IT IS2016-04-01
Palmyra May Be in Better Condition Than Expected
When the Islamic State militants blew up the Temple of Bel in the ancient city of Palmyra in August 2015, experts feared they would destroy many important artifacts from the first
AS IT IS2016-04-01
Instagram Launches 60-Second Videos
This is What’s Trending Today…The media-sharing application Instagram will soon have 60-second videos.Instagram announced its plan to have longer videos earlier this w
AS IT IS2016-04-01
At Least 20 Dead in Indian Bridge Collapse
At least 20 people died and hundreds were injured in a bridge collapse in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata Thursday.Witnesses said many people and vehicles, including two buses c
AS IT IS2016-04-01
Pakistan Detains More than 200 Suspected Militants
Police and security forces have arrested more than 200 suspected Islamist militants after a suicide bombing in Lahore on Sunday.The attack took place at a crowded public park in th
AS IT IS2016-04-01
Yazidis Exchanged for IS Prisoners
More than 50 Yazidi women and children were exchanged last week for Islamic State prisoners held by Kurdish forces in Syria.Two IS commanders were exchanged for the women and child
AS IT IS2016-03-31
North Korea Fires Another Short-Range Missile
South Korea says North Korea fired a short-range missile off its east coast late Tuesday near the North Korean port city of Wonsan.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said th
AS IT IS2016-03-31
Fidel Castro Rejects Obama’s Advice
Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has rejected President Barack Obama’s efforts to improve relations between the two countries.Castro wrote a column in state-run media, sayi
AS IT IS2016-03-31
Fan Gets Close-Up of Ronaldo Penalty Kick
This is What’s Trending Today.Sarah Arcand is from the Canadian province of Ontario. She works as a teacher in York, a community near the city of Toronto.She and her family w
AS IT IS2016-03-31
Drug Traffickers Dig Tunnel Into US
The United States and Mexico announced they discovered a long tunnel used to smuggle drugs into the U.S.They said the tunnel began in a restaurant in Mexicali, Mexico and ended abo
AS IT IS2016-03-30
Widow of Russian Spy Fights for Justice
The widow of a murdered Russian spy continues to try to bring her husband’s killers to justice.Marina Litvinenko is the widow of Alexander Litvinenko. She spoke at the VOA of
AS IT IS2016-03-30
Women More Religious Than Men
Women are more religious than men.That is the finding of a new report by the Pew Research Center.Worldwide, 83 percent of women say they identify with a religion, compared to 79 pe
AS IT IS2016-03-30
US Warns Against Fines on Poor People
The U.S. Justice Department says that issuing large fines and putting poor people in prison for not paying them is illegal.The law enforcement agency said putting people in jail or
AS IT IS2016-03-29
Pakistanis Bury Children Killed in Terror Attack
Parents Monday began burying the children who were killed in a suicide bombing Sunday at a crowded park in Lahore, Pakistan.Officials put the death toll at 72, including 29 childre
AS IT IS2016-03-29
Parents Crack Up Easter Egg Hunt
This is What's Trending Today:In America, one big Easter tradition sends children hunting for hidden Easter eggs.Children carry baskets and collect eggs made of chocolate or candy
AS IT IS2016-03-29
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