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VOA Slow Current Events

VOA Special English current events listening

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The "Futures" exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. gives viewers a look at what may happen in...

5:33 · 32 sentences

Church is a place where people may seek comfort during difficult times.

2:40 · 22 sentences

Kanduwa Sande is a policeman at the Machinga Police Station in Malawi.

2:59 · 21 sentences

This week at the United Nations climate change conference, leaders are talking about ways to end the world's...

6:32 · 55 sentences

Big Ben's famous clock will appear in time for it to do its most important yearly activity: marking the start of...

3:45 · 26 sentences

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More than 50 people died Thursday in southern Mexico when a truck filled with over 160 migrants crashed into a bridge.

3:44 · 30 sentences

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Environmentalists in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state are concerned about a recent drop in population numbers of the...

3:01 · 20 sentences

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Lake Tuz, Turkey's second-largest lake and home to several kinds of birds, has entirely dried up this year.

3:51 · 28 sentences

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African and Western nations on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia.

4:13 · 27 sentences

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Pope Francis urged top Vatican officials Thursday to show humility this Christmas season.

3:38 · 25 sentences

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The United Nations estimates that half of Somalia's population, about 7.7 million people, will require humanitarian...

3:04 · 19 sentences

Olaf Scholz was sworn in Wednesday as Germany's new chancellor, ending 16 years of rule by Angela Merkel.

4:25 · 29 sentences

The European Union is blaming the government of Belarus for a group of migrants seeking to cross over into Poland.

4:43 · 26 sentences

Organizers of the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival recently announced that the music event has been postponed.

2:35 · 17 sentences

A new report warns that Australia's native wildlife could see disastrous effects from nonnative plants and animals.

4:29 · 23 sentences

The United States Congress has created a new requirement for carmakers: they must find a way from keeping drunk...

4:17 · 31 sentences

An American teenager on trial for murder in Wisconsin was found not guilty Friday of all charges related to the...

5:09 · 29 sentences