Voice of America http://learningenglish.voanews.com Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries /img_ver2/VOA/rssLogo_VOA.gif Voice of America http://learningenglish.voanews.com en-US-LEARN 2012 - VOA 60 Wed, 16 May 2012 19:39:59 +0000 Pangea CMS – VOA US Considers Approving Drug to Prevent HIV Read, listen and learn English with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary. http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/us-fda-considers-approving-truvada-drug-to-prevent-hiv/666645.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/us-fda-considers-approving-truvada-drug-to-prevent-hiv/666645.html Tue, 15 May 2012 21:34:42 +0000 Health http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/us-fda-considers-approving-truvada-drug-to-prevent-hiv/666645.html#relatedInfoContainer Rice Production Grows, but Not Everywhere Read, listen and learn with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary. http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/increase-rice-production-asia-africa/666440.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/increase-rice-production-asia-africa/666440.html Mon, 14 May 2012 23:21:55 +0000 Science & Technology http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/increase-rice-production-asia-africa/666440.html#relatedInfoContainer Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012: His Imagination Redefined Children’s Literature FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we remember the life and work of Maurice Sendak. He was the award- winning writer and illustrator of more than one hundred children’s books. (MUSIC) FAITH LAPIDUS: Maurice Sendak died last Tuesday at a hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, four days after suffering a stroke. He was eighty-three years old. For over sixty years, his ... http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/maurice-sendak-redefined-childrens-literature/666419.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/maurice-sendak-redefined-childrens-literature/666419.html Mon, 14 May 2012 20:51:09 +0000 Entertainment http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/maurice-sendak-redefined-childrens-literature/666419.html#relatedInfoContainer What You Need to Know About Vitamins Read, listen and learn with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary. http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/vitamins-good-health/666408.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/vitamins-good-health/666408.html Mon, 14 May 2012 20:32:19 +0000 Health http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/vitamins-good-health/666408.html#relatedInfoContainer New Rules for Sina Weibo Users in China Take Effect May 28 Read, listen and learn with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary. http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/censoring-sina-weibo-users-china/666406.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/censoring-sina-weibo-users-china/666406.html Mon, 14 May 2012 20:15:11 +0000 Science & Technology http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/censoring-sina-weibo-users-china/666406.html#relatedInfoContainer Artie Shaw, 1910-2004: Last Great Musician of the Big Band Era Read, listen and learn with stories in Special English. Double-click any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary. http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/artie-shaw-the-last-great-musician-of-the-big-band-era/566310.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/artie-shaw-the-last-great-musician-of-the-big-band-era/566310.html Sat, 12 May 2012 17:49:09 +0000 People in America http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/artie-shaw-the-last-great-musician-of-the-big-band-era/566310.html#relatedInfoContainer