Author: Kinooze Learning
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Iran Catches US Drone
A U.S. drone entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf according to Iran. They released an image of a downed air craft on state TV. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft which is automated and does not require a human pilot on board. U.S. Navy, however, says that they have all the air crafts in that region and have lost none.…
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Typhoon Bopha hits Philippines
Philippines is an archipelago country in the Pacific Ocean with around 7,000 islands. Intense Typhoon Bopha struck the large southern island of Mindanao. Typhoon is a storm with strong circular winds and heavy rains. Typhoons start from the sea. Some stay in the sea, others are strong enough to move to the land. Typhoon Bopha…
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Birds of Paradise
Look at this gorgeous bird. This bird is not called ‘Bird of paradise’ just like that. The Europeans that discovered it in the sixteenth century had never seen anything more beautiful in the wild. Therefore, they believed that this bird straight flew to Earth from the Garden of God. Thus, the name – ‘Bird of…
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Happy Holland
Holland is a small country between Belgium and Germany. Its official name is “Kingdom of Netherlands’. It is commonly known as Netherlands. The capital city of Holland is ‘Amsterdam’. The people living in this country are called Dutch people. They are almost the tallest people in the world. They lead a very relaxed and happy…
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Dolphins or Robots?
Did you know that American military uses dolphins as the underwater bomb squad? Eighty dolphins have been trained to do this, and were used to find underwater bombs in Iraq last year. Well these dolphins have to find a new job now because robots named Kingfish will replace them.
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North Korea plans a Rocket Launch
North Korea says it is planning to launch a rocket later this month to put a satellite into space. There was a similar launch in April 2012, but that rocket exploded shortly after taking off. Many other countries like The US, Japan, South Korea are fearful that the launch is being used as cover for testing long…
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The Chubbier the Better?
A lot of us believe that the growing kids can eat whatever they want to eat and that too in large quantities. “They will burn if off”, some say. Maybe it was true earlier when the children played a lot. But with the advent of technologies like TV, video games and iPad parents…
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Spot Jupiter in The Night Sky Today!
Planet Jupiter is going to come closest to Earth on Monday, and the good news is that you would be able to spot it in the skies with your naked eyes. Though even at closest, approximately 588 million Kms away, it will be nicely seen from an hour after the sunset in the eastern direction. It…
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Record ODI win for Bangladesh
Bangladesh beat West Indies by 160 runs to register their biggest win in One Day International cricket. West Indies is currently touring Bangladesh for a five-match series. With this win, Bangladesh took a lead of 2-0 in the series. Bangladesh’s previous largest win was by 146 runs against Scotland in 2006.
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No Internet or Phone for Syria
A lot of people in Syria are not happy with the president. They hold protests to show their dissatisfaction. These people are called activists. These activists were using the internet and telephone to inform people outside Syria about the incidents that are happening in their country. Now there is no internet or phone connection in…
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Why are the School Buses Yellow?
Gonna ride the school bus, the school bus… The great big yellow school bus… I am gonna play the whole way to school today on the school bus… The school bus… We have all been singing this song since we started school. Did you ever wonder why school buses are yellow? Yes, in most of…
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Why Do We Use Spacecrafts?
Spacecrafts are huge and heavy machines that are made to travel in space. Spacecrafts can explore a variety of things in space. They are designed differently depending on the purpose of exploration. Keeping an eye on Earth – Satellites are spacecrafts that are perfect for Earth observation. They orbit around the Earth. Some take pictures…