Category: News For Kids
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Bird Flu Scare in China
Bird Flu is a disease usually found in chickens, ducks and turkeys. It is also known as ‘Avian Flu’. In rare instances, people who come in contact with droppings, feathers, mucus, and saliva of infected birds can get infected by the virus. Recently, few bird flu cases have been reported in China. This has put…
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World’s Lightest Material
Guess where the World’s lightest material has been invented and made? Well, pretty much like everything around us, the lightest substance Aerogel, is also made in China. It is so light that if a mug made out of it is kept on grass, not even a blade of grass will bend!! Aerogel is produced with a…
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Indian Premier League Kicks Off
Season 6 of Indian Premier League, more commonly known as IPL, kicked off in in Kolkata yesterday with a dazzling opening ceremony. A shorter format of cricket, Twenty20, consisting only 20 overs is played in the league. It is currently contested by nine teams, consisting of players from around the cricketing world. The nine teams –…
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World’s Biggest Dinosaur Park
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer wants to turn his Palmer Coolum Resort on the coast north of Brisbane, Australia into a gigantic dinosaur park. The park aims to have world’s biggest collection of robotic dinosaurs – About 165 of them! The dinosaurs will be able to move around and blink their eyes just like the real ones would have…
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Nelson Mandela in Hospital
South Africa’s beloved leader, Nelson Mandela has been in hospital since almost a week and recovering from a serious bout of Pneumonia. The 94-year-old former South African president, is weak and only allowed to meet his family members. Fondly known as ‘Madiba’, meaning protector of the world, Nelson Mandela spearheaded the anti-apartheid movement in his country…
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Clothes Made Out of Slime?
Eeeeww… Who will ever want to wear slime clothes? Well, why not? People do wear clothes made out of worms – Silkworms !! Hagfishes live very deep in the ocean and are the probably the slimiest creatures on earth. Hagfishes are covered with special glands that can emit a sticky slime. When they feel threatened they can…
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Easter Day Parade in New York
The Easter parade is an American cultural event where people get together for a festive strolling procession on Easter Sunday. Typically, it is a somewhat informal and unorganized event. Participants in an Easter parade celebrate by dressing up in new and fashionable clothing, particularly hats. The Easter parade is most closely associated with Fifth Avenue…
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To Space in Six hours
Can you believe it? A manned Soyuz spacecraft has docked at the International Space Station (ISS) after a journey of mere six hours. The journey that usually takes a couple of days was cut short by forty two hours because scientists cut short the number of orbits the spacecraft travelled. Spacecraft displayed some very fine…
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Eiffel Tower Evacuated
There was a threat claim made on Eiffel Tower, world’s famous landmark. As a result the tower was evacuated, and all 1,400 visitors were asked to leave the landmark as France’s anti-terrorism police watched the situation. It could take a few hours to complete the search. This is not the first time this has happened. The tower has…
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Happy Easter!!
Easter is a Christian festival and is celebrated by Christians all over the world. It is a very joyous time for them as according to Bible it is on this day, third day after crucification of Lord Jesus, that he reappeared in front of people. This is known as resurrection of Jesus Christ. It always falls on the…
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Earthquake Hits Taiwan
A strong earthquake of magnitude-6.1 hit the island country of Taiwan. The earthquake had an epicentre in Nantou County which is about 250 kilometers away from the capital city of Taipei. The earthquake hit the island, and shook the buildings. Since it happened during daytime, school kids had to run for cover. Only one person has…
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Prestigious Architecture Award
The 2013 Pritzker architecture prize has been awarded to a Japanese architect, Toyo Ito. The Pritzker prize is considered one of the world’s premier architecture prizes and it is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture. Toyo Ito has been awarded for his immensely creative and functional building designs. One of the building that particularly stands out…