Breaking News English (Sean Banville)
- Insects really feel pain, says new researchJuly 16, 2019. New research shows that insects feel pain but not the same kind of pain that humans feel. ... read more
- Turkey’s Russian missile defense system purchase angers U.S.July 14, 2019. Relations between the USA and Turkey have soured following the purchase by Turkey of a Russian missile ... read more
- Amazon Alexa to answer questions on healthJuly 12, 2019. Technology has taken another step in helping us with our healthcare. We can now ask the digital ... read more
- UK ambassador to US says White House is ineptJuly 10, 2019. Relations between the UK and USA have soured after the leak of diplomatic cables. ... read more
- Teenager sells her old bath water in bottlesJuly 08, 2019. A woman in England is selling her bath water. It is so popular that the water has ... read more
- Japan begins commercial whaling after 30 yearsJuly 06, 2019. Japan has resumed commercial whaling after a hiatus of over three decades. ... read more
- Strange news: Check out some of the week’s more unusual storiesDog fancy dress, 100-year-old sky diving and celebs doing the bottle cap challenge ... read more
Learning English VOA news
- Spring to Life! Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. This program explores the history and usage of common ... read more
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. This program explores the history and usage of common ... read more
Teaching Kids News
- Leah Chase, Queen of Creole Cuisine and Rights Activist, Dies at 96
New Orleans-based chef Leah Chase was one of the most prominent experts in Louisiana Creole cooking in the world. At ... read more - The Bounce Heard Across CanadaBounce … bounce … bounce-bounce. Everyone held their breath. And then thousands of Canadians jumped to their feet and screamed ... read more
- Best $10 Bill In The WorldThe Canadian $10 bill has been given the Bank Note of the Year Award for 2018, by the International Bank ... read more
- Canada, Philippines At Odds Over “Illegal” TrashThe Philippines wants Canada to take back its trash. A hundred and three huge shipping containers filled with plastic and ... read more
- How Garfield Phones Ended Up On French BeachesA thirty-year-old environmental mystery has finally been solved. Since the 1980s, pieces of plastic telephones that look like Garfield—the lazy ... read more
- Investigation Into US President EndsAn investigation into possible illegal activities by Donald Trump, the president of the United States, and people involved in his ... read more
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New Orleans-based chef Leah Chase was one of the most prominent experts in Louisiana Creole cooking in the world. At ... read more
Bounce … bounce … bounce-bounce. Everyone held their breath. And then thousands of Canadians jumped to their feet and screamed ... read more
The Canadian $10 bill has been given the Bank Note of the Year Award for 2018, by the International Bank ... read more
The Philippines wants Canada to take back its trash. A hundred and three huge shipping containers filled with plastic and ... read more
A thirty-year-old environmental mystery has finally been solved. Since the 1980s, pieces of plastic telephones that look like Garfield—the lazy ... read more
An investigation into possible illegal activities by Donald Trump, the president of the United States, and people involved in his ... read more
The Local (English News from Germany)
- Germany’s von der Leyen elected as first woman to lead European Commission
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday congratulated her outgoing defence minister Ursula von der Leyen for being elected the first woman ... read more - Should Germany be worried about Merkel’s health after trembling spells?
Concern is growing over the Chancellor's health after a series of shaking spells. Should we be worried – and is ... read more - Why Berlin is buying back nearly 700 apartments on its historic Karl-Marx-Allee
The state government in Berlin is taking over 670 apartments in the former East of the city from private ownership ... read more - Merkel stays seated for second time after shaking spells
German Chancellor Angela Merkel remained seated for national anthems at an official ceremony Tuesday for the second time in a ... read more - 10 surprising uses of English in former East Germany
Behind the Berlin Wall, it was impossible to gain access to many goods and services from the west. But that ... read more - ‘Painless process’: The Berlin Brits who’ve been given residence permits ahead of Brexit
More than 2,000 Brits in Berlin have been given a residence permit ahead of Brexit, while thousands still haven’t applied. ... read more
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Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday congratulated her outgoing defence minister Ursula von der Leyen for being elected the first woman ... read more
Concern is growing over the Chancellor's health after a series of shaking spells. Should we be worried – and is ... read more
The state government in Berlin is taking over 670 apartments in the former East of the city from private ownership ... read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel remained seated for national anthems at an official ceremony Tuesday for the second time in a ... read more
Behind the Berlin Wall, it was impossible to gain access to many goods and services from the west. But that ... read more
More than 2,000 Brits in Berlin have been given a residence permit ahead of Brexit, while thousands still haven’t applied. ... read more
