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Topic 1
US Workers Secretly Take ‘Workations’
In the United States, a quiet change is happening at work. Many workers are taking "workations."
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Topic 2
Set ‘No-buy’ Rules to Save Money, Cut Waste
Some Americans have been setting their own “no-buy” rules in an attempt to reduce wasteful spending and save money.
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Topic 3
Officials, Scientists Warn of a Hot Summer
The summer has yet to arrive, but temperatures have reached record-high levels in some places, leading to school closings, wildfires and deaths.
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Topic 4
Chinese Company Develops Robots with Facial Expressions
Engineers at the Chinese company Ex-Robots are developing human-like robots at a factory in China’s northeastern coastal city of Dalian.
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Topic 5
Actor, 94, Does Her Own Stunts in Film 'Thelma'
Actor June Squibb is the star of Thelma, a new action-comedy about a grandmother seeking revenge.
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Topic 6
Poorly-paid Healthcare Workers Leaving Africa
Cameroon has one of the world's lowest amounts of health care workers per capita.
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Topic 7
Pigs in Yoga Class Put People at Ease
In the northeastern American state of Massachusetts, people are combining a form of exercise for the body and spirit with pigs.
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Topic 8
Independence Day in the US
The United States celebrates its Independence Day on July 4.
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Topic 9
Asia’s Richest Man Plans Costly Wedding for His Son
Mukesh Ambani is known as the richest person in Asia.
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Topic 10
UN: One-fourth of World’s Youngest Children Lack Food
A recent report from the U.N. children's agency UNICEF says that 181 million children younger than 5 live in severe food poverty.
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Topic 11
Brazilian’s Soccer Shirt Collection Gets Guinness World Record
Guinness World Records recently recognized a 41-year-old Brazilian man for having the world’s largest collection of soccer shirts.
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Topic 12
Inspired by Olympics, Japanese Seniors Learn Breakdancing
Saruwaka Kiyoshie is a 74-year-old surfer and classical Japanese dancer.
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Topic 13
Somaliland’s All-girls Basketball Team Looks for Recognition
Hafsa Omer wears the red, white, and green flag of Somaliland while playing basketball.
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Topic 14
US Cities Build Small Communities for the Homeless
Some U.S. cities are building housing, called “micro communities,” that is meant to combat increasing homelessness.
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Topic 15
US States to Train Workers on AI in Workplace
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools continue to expand in the workplace.
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Topic 16
India’s Garbage-picking Jobs Made Worse by Extreme Heat
Near Jammu, India, the smell of burning garbage, or waste material, spreads out for kilometers across the city.
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Topic 17
Nigeria’s Solar Projects Struggle to Power the Country
About half of Nigeria’s 200 million people cannot get enough electricity from the country’s electrical grid.
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Topic 18
Dog Weddings on the Rise in China
It was a dream wedding in a lovely place, with beautiful clothing and a tasty wedding cake.
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Topic 19
Volkswagen Beetle Still Popular in a Mexico City Neighborhood
German automaker Volkswagen (VW) ended production of its Beetle model in 2019.
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Topic 20
Can Resistance Training Keep Us Feeling Young?
Some experts suggest that lifting weights is the best way to keep our bodies strong and healthy as we age.
