Category: News For Kids
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And The Oscar Goes To..
The Academy Awards or The Oscars are a set of awards given yearly for excellence in Hollywood film industry. That little gold statue is the most sought-after award any film actor or actress or anybody associated with movie making can receive. This year the ceremony was held at the Dolby Theater at Los angeles. The winners are – Life of Pi –…
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First Women President Takes Oath in South Korea
Park Geun-hye was sworn in on Monday as South Korea’s first female president. In her first ever speech after becoming the president, Ms. Park warned North Korea against its nuclear programme. She said in stern words that she will not tolerate any action that endanger the lives of the people of Soth Korea. For her…
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Italy Votes for a New Leader
Millions of Italians are voting to decide who their new leader should be. They are hoping that a new start will help country deal with its recent economic issues. The general elections will take place over two days – Sunday and Monday. The election is taking place two months ahead of schedule, after former PM Mr Berlusconi’s…
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Who Doesn’t Like Goldfishes?
Goldfishes are cute alright? But Lake Tahoe caretakers don’t think so. While for us, goldfishes make cute pets in our aquariums at home – they are proving to be a big threat for the Lake Tahoe’s ecosystem. Recently, a giant goldfish, nearly 1.5 feet long and 4.2 pounds in weight was found in Lake Tahoe waters. Lake Tahoe is…
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Does Bigfoot Live in Texas?
For centuries large manlike creatures have been reported in North America. The legendary Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is supposedly an ape-like creature that inhabits forests. Most scientists deny its existence, but it has a huge number of fan following who believe that such a creature exists. The believers have pictures of big foot sightings and a recent sighting by David Arceneaux…
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Google’s Glasses
Yes the Google’s glasses. Hey wait a minute, isn’t Google an internet search engine. Are they making designer sunglasses now? Well, these glasses are not plain simple glasses. If you are wearing these glasses your are also wearing a computer processor, a battery and a tiny screen on your face. With these glasses you can always be on…
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Ancient Pyramid Unearthed in Egypt
A team of archeologists have unearthed a 3000-year-old pyramid in Luxor, a city in upper part of Egypt. The excavation was carried out by Belgian archealogists under the joint mission carried out by two Belgian Universities – Free University of Brussels and the University of Liège. The pyramid is believed to be holding the burial chamber…
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Happy Feet – Lost and Found
Macquarie Islands, one of the islands around Antarctic is home to the entire Royal Penguin population on earth during their annual nesting season. An emperor penguin belonging to the Macquarie Islands, lost its way and drifted 2000 Kms in the ocean for about an year, before it was finally found in New Zealand. The penguin, named Happy Feet…
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Whale Hunting Halts in Japan
After a clash between the anti-whaling protesters and the Japanese Whalers, Japan has ordered a halt to the whaling activities. Whaling is hunting of the whales and Whalers are the people who hunt whales. In Japan this started almost 900 years ago. In 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) prohibited anyone from hunting the whales. Japan continued to do…
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Big Diamonds Stolen in a Huge Robbery
The incident took place at the Brussels airport where armed robbers stole huge diamonds worth tens of million of pounds. The robbers got in through a security fence on Monday evening in cars that were flashing blue light. Interestingly, these masked robbers were dressed up as the policemen. They reached the Swiss plane, operated by Helvetica…
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Dolphin ‘Super pod’ Spotted
A group of thousands of dolphins were spotted taking a swim together off the coast of San Diego, California. Dolphins are social animals that usually stay in groups of dozens known as pods. But once in a while, when there is abundance of food in an area, many pods merge together make a ‘super pod’.…
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Shoe or a Phone?
Ever seen a shoe that is also a phone? The shoe phone can call, text or vibrate. Shoe designer Sean Miles of Designworks company in partnership with O2 Recycling company have created a new way to recycle an old phone – by putting it under the sole of a regular looking shoe so it can…