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Women Are More Religious than Men

bakadomoga 2016/03/30

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 percent of men, according to Pew. Pew found the biggest gender gap in daily prayer. Pew found 61 percent of women say th

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At Least 50 Dead in Pakistan Suicide Bombing

bakadomoga 2016/03/29

Pakistani officials said a suicide bomber attacked a crowded public park in Lahore Sunday night, killing more than 50 people and wounding another 300. A government official said most of the victims were women and children. He said some of those brought to the hospital were seriously wounded. The Reu

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China Approves Law on Charities, NGOs

bakadomoga 2016/03/29

China recently approved its first comprehensive law on charities and nonprofit organizations. The legislation makes it easier for charities to register and provides protections for people who donate. It also provides stronger government supervision of the organizations. Karla Simon is an American ex

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Iranians Buying Up Land in War-Torn Syria

bakadomoga 2016/03/29

Iran’s government wants its builders to buy up property in Shi-ite majority neighborhoods of Syria’s capital, Damascus. It is also asking construction workers to go to Syria. This information comes from construction industry officials in Tehran and Iranian experts. Iranian analyst Fariborz Sarem

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Using the Passive Voice

This Everyday Grammar is all about the passive voice. The passive is a verb form in which the subject receives the action of the verb. For example, "I was born on a Saturday." Most sentences in English follow the subject-verb-object pattern known as the active voice. For example, "I love you." In this example the subject is "I," the verb is "love" and the object is "you." The subject performs the

bakadomoga 2016/03/25

This Everyday Grammar is all about the passive voice. The passive is a verb form in which the subject receives the action of the verb. For example, "I was born on a Saturday." Most sentences in English follow the subject-verb-object pattern known as the active voice. For example, "I l

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One-Third of Innovators in US Are Immigrants

bakadomoga 2016/03/22

More than one-third of U.S. innovators are born outside the U.S. Only 13.5 percent of all U.S. residents are immigrants. But a new report says 35 percent of residents with a doctorate degree, or Ph.D, in science and mathematics are immigrants. This shows that highly-educated immigrants could be one

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Suspect in Paris Bombings Captured Alive

bakadomoga 2016/03/22

This is a breaking news story. Audio for this report will follow shortly. Thank you for your patience. The top suspect in the terror attacks in France in November 2015 has been arrested in Belgium. Reports say Salah Abdeslam was arrested by Belgian police during a raid Friday in Brussels. Abdesla

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Bald Eagles Hatch on Live Streaming

bakadomoga 2016/03/22

This is What’s Trending Today…. The American Bald Eagle has long been the national bird of the United States. In 1782, the Continental Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States. The seal appears on some official U.S. documents. It shows a bald eagle with its powerful wings out-stretc

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Obama Begins Historic Visit to Cuba

bakadomoga 2016/03/22

President Barack Obama has arrived in Cuba, becoming the first American president to visit the island nation in almost 90 years while still in office. Moments after the president’s plane landed at Jose Marti airport in Havana in the rain, he sent a Tweet that said “¿Que bolá Cuba? Just touched

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Alice in Wonderland Expressions

bakadomoga 2016/03/22

Hello! From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. Many expressions that we use in American English come from movies and books. Today we will explore expressions from Lewis Carroll’s famous book “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.” This book is better known as “Alice in Wonder

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The World’s Best Whisky Is From … Taiwan?

bakadomoga 2016/03/22

The alcoholic drink most people call Scotch has been around for hundreds of years. According to the Scotch Whisky Association of Great Britain (known as the SWA), there is an entry in Scotland’s tax records from 1494 that shows an order of malt used to make 1,500 bottles of something called “wat

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Happy National Napping Day

bakadomoga 2016/03/15

This is What’s Trending Today… In much of the United States, Sunday, March 13 marked the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. This meant many people lost one hour of sleep Saturday night. To help them ease into the time change, some Americans celebrated National Napping Day on Monday. The has

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No Woman Has Had Top Post at UN

bakadomoga 2016/03/09

International Women’s Day on Tuesday is all about better education and better jobs for women. That includes one job in particular: Secretary-General of the United Nations. It is the UN’s top post and no woman has had that post. The UN was founded in 1945, and has had eight male secretaries-gener

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Wish You Knew Better Grammar?

bakadomoga 2016/03/06

For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. In English, wish is a powerful word for expressing your dreams, hopes and desires. Here are some examples: We wish you the best. Her mother wishes they would get married. I wish I had brought my camera.

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National Grammar Day Is Here!

bakadomoga 2016/03/05

What will you be doing on Friday? How will you have spent your day? Do you have trouble understanding these questions? Then you should mark your calendar! Language teachers, learners and other professionals across the United States are celebrating National Grammar Day on March 4. The holiday celebra

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Google Self-Driving Car Crashes Into Bus

bakadomoga 2016/03/05

Google’s self-driving car hit a small bump in the road. The driverless car had an accident February 14 in California. The accident was reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles in California February 23. According to WIRED, a technology publication, the car changed traffic lanes and moved int

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Trump, Clinton Control Race for US President

bakadomoga 2016/03/03

March 1 was Super Tuesday, but March 15 will be key for candidates against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton strengthened their control of their parties’ presidential race after big wins on Super Tuesday. But 16 more states and territories

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How Much Do You Know About Quantifiers?

bakadomoga 2016/02/29

For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we are going to talk about different ways of expressing quantity in English. A quantifier is a word or number that shows an amount or number. You probably already know how to use common quantifiers like much and many. For example: How many ap

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controversial (adjective)

bakadomoga 2016/02/25

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Understanding Noncount Nouns

bakadomoga 2016/02/21

Today we are going to talk about the difference between count and noncount nouns. Most nouns in English can be counted. Think of the noun shirt, as in, “I bought a shirt.” If you have more than one shirt, you just add “s” to make it plural. "I bought 10 shirts." But a shirt is pa

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