Author: Kinooze Learning
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Space 2012
Year 2012 was quite full of space adventures. Shenzhou 9, a Chinese spacecraft docked with an already orbiting module on June 18, 2012. This made China the third country, after the United States and Russia, to successfully perform the mission. This mission also carried first women chinese astronaut Liu Yang. A month later, Sunita Williams with…
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Sports 2012
The most important sporting event of all was the Summer Olympics 2012 held at London, UK. These Olympics were the greenest olympics ever and Wenlock and Mandeville were the Olympics Mascots. On July 27, 2012, Big ben rang 40 times to declare the onset of Olympics and there was a spectacular opening ceremony. Amongst sportspeople who stood…
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Flash Floods in Peru and Spain
Flash floods occur when due to incessant rain, river water level rises fast and eventually reaches the ground. Just a few days back flash floods wrecked havoc in United Kingdom. Now it was turn of South America and Spain. Torrential rains in Peru, South America, have caused river Amazon to overflow. This has flooded the central Amazon…
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China inaugurates Longest Bullet Train Route
China launches World’s longest high speed passenger train route. The total distance travelled by the train will be 2,298km!! The Chinese bullet train will start from Beijing and travel all the way to China’s southern city of Guangzhou. Guangzhou,lies in the Guangdong province and is the third largest Chinese city and southern China’s largest city. Guangzhou…
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Lake Antartica’s Drilling Project terminated
It took British scientist Martin Siegert 16 years to start exploring the ancient lake that was hidden for millions of year. After the lake was discovered in 1996, Prof Siegert set up a team to start the drilling of the lake. But the project suffered quite a few setbacks. First the boiler broke down which halted the drilling. When the…
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A Dozen Tornadoes Hit US
US Gulf coast was hit by more than a dozen tornadoes. For thousands it was dark Christmas as they were left without power. Alabama and Oklahoma were badly affected by the storm. The powerful winter storm turned roads across the Midwest into icy traps. The worst might not be over yet.
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Aliens To Be Found by 2024
All our questions if the aliens exist or not will be answered in 12 years. World’s largest radio telescope will help us find that out, a leading UFO expert has claimed. Experts are building a supersized 1.3bn-pound radio telescope. This Square Kilometer Array (SKA) telescope would reveal “new and exciting possibilities,” the Daily Express reported. Finally, our questions…
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Disappearing Polar Bears
Arctic Polar Bear population has been on a sharp decline in recent years. Now there is a debate amongst wildlife experts as to what could be the reason behind their decreasing population. One set of experts believe that poaching of polar bears for their skin and other body parts has resulted in such low numbers. Others believe that…
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Pope’s Christmas Message
Like every year, Pope delivered his Christmas message to the world in front of thousands of pilgrims in St Peter’s Square in Vatican city. According to catholics, Lord Jesus chose St. Peter as the first Pope. Pope means “father”. The Pope is the leader and the father figure of the Church family. Pope Benedict XVI is the…
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Copahue Volcano Erupts
The Copahue volcano lies on the border of Chile and Argentina. The volcano is ejecting ash and gas since Saturday. Alert of highest level has been sounded to nearby areas in both countries due to increased volcanic activity.
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An Awesome Day
(A heart warming post by our young reader Kush, who is nine years old) Jim was so happy. He was shouting, “Tomorrow is Christmas!”. He could not wait any longer. It was Christmas eve and he went to bed early. Soon he was fast asleep. He kept dreaming about the kind of gifts Santa will…
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Merry Christmas !!
Christmas is here!! People all around the world are celebrating Christmas today. Do you know who was born on Christmas? Jesus Christ. Infant Jesus was born to Mother Mary in Bethlehem in a stable. An angel appeared in the sky to tell shepherds that the Lord has been born and also guided them all the…