Cryptocurrency Traders Use Old Gold to Interest Islamic Investors

Dubai is the top center for gold trade in the Middle East. In Dubais old gold market, buyers from around the world argue over prices for jewelry. But in other parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the metal is becoming important in financial engin

Nonprofit Groups Try to Bring Education to Conflict Areas

An American nonprofit group called Justice Rising is working to educate young people in areas where conflicts are taking place. The United Nations Childrens Fund or UNICEF says the California-based group is one of many organizations struggling to mee

VOA慢速英语2018--科学家称早期人类并不是想象中的那么简单

Scientists: Early Humans Were Not as Simple as One Would Think Scientists have discovered evidence that some of the earliest members of the human race, Homo sapiens, were surprisingly advanced. Scientists say these early humans knew how to use color

VOA慢速英语--中美洲寻求庇护者抵达美国边境

Central American Asylum-Seekers Reach US Border About 130 migrants from Central America have arrived at the United States border with Mexico seeking asylum. The group has been called a caravan and it has been sharply criticized by U.S. President Dona

立法者考虑国际绑架儿童问题

Lawmakers Consider Issue of International Child Kidnappings An American doctor recently gave an emotional speech about his son to Senate lawmakers in Washington. Chris Brann told lawmakers on Tuesday about the abduction of his son Nicholas, whose mot

VOA慢速英语2018 陪审团认定喜剧演员比尔·考斯比犯有性侵罪

Jury Finds Comedian Bill Cosby Guilty of Sexual Abuse A jury in the American state of Pennsylvania has found actor Bill Cosby guilty of sexual assault. The ruling was announced Thursday. 美国宾夕法尼亚州的陪审团认定演员比尔考斯比犯

美国政府调查缅甸难民的身份欺诈问题

The United States Government has begun investigating possible identity fraud among Burmese refugees, a move that has frightened the immigrant community. In February, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, sent letters to more than 1

美韩军演或是核协议的一部分

Joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea went ahead as planned this week. However, permanently ending the exercises could become an important part of future nuclear talks with North Korea. The joint exercises take place ever

VOA慢速英语2018 洛杉矶男孩掉入排污管道后获救

California officials are praising workers for rescuing a 13-year-old boy who fell into a river of sewage in Los Angeles. 加州官员都在褒奖工人们拯救了一位掉入洛杉矶下水道的13岁男孩。 The boy, Jesse Hernandez, spent more th

VOA慢速英语--美国教师罢工要求增加工资

Thousands of US Teachers Strike to Demand Higher Pay Thousands of teachers in two U.S. states are striking to demand higher pay and increased education funding. More than 30,000 educators in Oklahoma began a walkout Monday and have promised to stay o

Migrants Bring Attention to US-Mexican Border Policies

The Mexican government says it is offering refugee status to some members of a group of migrants from Central America marching north through the country. The activist organization People Without Borders (Pueblo Sin Fronteras) helped form the caravan

Independent Chefs Exchange Ideas

American Chris Spear has been cooking food for others since he was 16 years old. Spear has worked for a chef at large restaurants, and even had almost 100 employees reporting to him. But there came a time when he grew tired of this job and wanted to

VOA慢速英语--野生动物专家对露脊鲸的数量表示担忧

Wildlife Experts Worry About Lack of Newborn Right Whales Wildlife researchers in Georgia and Florida are concerned about the population of endangered whales. The winter birthing season just ended, but no newborn sightings have been reported. There a

Winnie Mandela Dies at 81

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela died on Monday after a long illness. Her family said she was 81. She was the former wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela. The two were known for their fight against South Africas rule of separating people by

Let's Celebrate Our Earth!

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we explain common expressions that we use in everyday life. The world celebrates Earth Day every year on April 22. It is a day to think seriously about how our lifestyles

'The Black Cat,' by Edgar Allan Poe

Tomorrow I die. Tomorrow I die, and today I want to tell the world what happened and thus perhaps free my soul from the horrible weight which lies upon it. But listen! Listen, and you shall hear how I have been destroyed. When I was a child, I had a

美国大学想招收更多的农村学生

American Colleges Want More Rural Students Many American higher education officials agree on the need for a more balanced racial, ethnic and cultural mix at universities and colleges. In the past, American colleges and universities placed special imp

VOA慢速英语2018 朝韩两国领导人达成消除核武器目标

Korean Leaders Agree to Goal of Removing Nuclear Arms The leaders of North and South Korea held talks in the border village of Panmunjom on Friday. 朝韩两国领导人周五在边境的板门店村举行了会谈。 The talks began with a historic

VOA慢速英语2018--成千上万的女孩加入美国童子军

Thousands of Girls Join Boys Scouts of America Thousands of girls have now joined the Boy Scouts of America, or BSA, across the United States. The previously all-male organization announced last year it would begin permitting girls to join the Cub Sc

美国艺术博物馆伦威克画廊将举办“燃烧人”展览

'Burning Man' Art Comes to Smithsonian The Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., is exploring the art of the yearly Burning Man event held in Nevada. The show, No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, opened March 30. The Renwick is part of the Smithson