Author: Kinooze Learning
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Italy to have A New Prime Minister Soon
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti’s has resigned from the top post. President Giorgio Napolitano had to dissolve the parliament as other parties, including those of ex- PM Silvio Berlusconi withdrew its support to the government. This means that general elections will be held in the country soon to decide on a new leader.
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Floods in UK
There have been flash floods in many parts United Kingdom including England, Wales and Scotland. Flash floods are unusual in England. Flash floods happen when due to incessant rain, rivers water level rises fast and eventually reaches the ground. According to the Environmental Agency, the unexpected weather is going to last a few more days.…
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Sachin Tendulkar retires from One Day Cricket
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from one day cricket. In his 23 year old career, the talented cricketer has played 463 ODIs, scored 18,426 runs and made 49 centuries. Each of them is a world record. “I have decided to retire from the One Day format of the game. I feel blessed to have…
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Raising a ‘Touch Me not’
An extremely sensitive child brings a lot to this world. They are thoughtful, caring, cautious, give attention to detail, creative and highly emotional. While the gifts of sensitivity are immense, they also become a source of anxiety, especially for the parents. Since such kids are extremely touchy, they cry at the drop of the hat. If they…
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Ancient Lake of Antarctica drilling Postponed
Lake Ellsworth, an ancient subglacial lake in Antarctica was discovered in 1996. It lies under 2 miles of thick ice. It has been like that for almost half million years. The scientists want to drill a hole into the lake to collect samples of lake water and sediment which can give clue about climate conditions in past. The plan…
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Snakes In The Closet
Who would have thought that when you clean your kid’s closet you will find a box full of baby snakes? Well that is what happened to a mother of a 3 year old toddler named Kyle in Australia. Sometime ago Kyle was playing in his yard and found a cluster of eggs. However, he did…
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Who was Srinivasa Ramanujan?
About 125 years ago, a mathematical genius was born on December 22nd 1887. It is difficult to believe that, without any formal training in the subject, Srinivasa Ramanujan contributed immensely to the mathematical community. He was born in a poor Brahmin family and showed a natural inclination towards mathematics when he was ten years old. After that there was no stopping him. He won…
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Migratory Birds
If you have ever shifted from one place to another you know how difficult and tricky that is. Who wants to leave the comfort of their home? Can you imagine doing so every year? Well, some birds do migrate away from their homes, every year. Such birds are called migratory birds. So what makes them leave their…
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Brazil preparing for 2014 FIFA World Cup
Brazil is supposed to host FIFA world cup in 2014. The country has already started preparing for the event. The Castelao Arena in Fortaleza, after some major renovation, was inaugurated by Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff . The stadium is capable of holding 65,000 spectators. The largest South American country, has to prepare 12 stadiums throughout the country for…
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Mrs President for South Korea
Park Geun-hye will be the first woman president after winning South Korea’s presidential election. She defeated her rival Moon Jae-in of the Democratic United Party by a small number of votes. Park Geun-hye is 60 years old and belongs to New Frontier Party. She is the daughter of late South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee. Although it is sub…
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Grimm’s Fairy Tales Anniversary
Aren’t all of us fond of Fairy Tale Theatre? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel just to name a few. We are able to enjoy these stories because almost 200 years ago, two brothers Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm travelled all around in Germany and collected these stories before people forgot…
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Pirates Attack Ship in Niger Delta
Pirates are notorious people who commit robberies at the sea. Their job is to steal or capture ships sailing in the sea and sometimes also kidnap people aboard the ship. Then these pirates demand huge ransom in order to release the ship/people. On Monday, pirates attacked an oil tanker at Niger delta. They kidnapped five…