Category: News For Kids
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Escape Of The Crocodiles!
15,000 crocodiles managed to escape from Rakwena Crocodile Farm in South Africa when following the heavy rains, the owners had to open the gates to prevent flooding. About half of the crocodiles have been recaptured, while the other half are still missing. The farm owners are capturing the crocodiles as and when the local farmers spot…
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Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open 2013
Novak Djokovic, on Sunday, won Australian Open title for the third time in a row. Djokovich defeated Briton Andy Murray 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2. Murray was connstantly nagged by hamstring injury and blisters on feet during the match. With this superb victory, Novak Djokovic retains his position as number one player in the world of tennis. Congratulations Djokovic!!
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Frozen Fires
Can you imagine a frozen fire? A warehouse in the US city of Chicago caught fire and as the firefighters showered the building with water it froze. Why did this happen? The temperature in chicago in -7 degree Centigrade hardened the water on the outside of the building. The strange part is that some parts…
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Victoria Azarenka wins Australian Open 2013
Victoria Azarenka won Australian Open title for the second time in a row on Saturday in Rod Laver Arena. It was a nail biting final between Azarenka and Li Na but finally Azarenka won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. China’s Li Na suffered an ankle injury and also hit her head during the match. This win also means that the Azarenka…
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Goat in Court?
Australian court on Wednesday dropped the complaint made against Gary. Gary’s mistake? It munched on some flowers outside the museum of contemporary arts in Sydney. Yeah, a goat muching flowers. Since when did that become a crime? However, in August of last year, cops fined Gary and its owner Mr. James Dezarnaulds popularly known as comedian…
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Murray vs Djokovic in Australian Open Finals
No. 3 seed Andy Murray defeated Roger Federar, seeded 2, by 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. It was a tough match that lasted about four hours. In another semifinal match, world no. 1, Novak Djokovic had an easy win over David Ferrer. The Final match between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will take place on Sunday, 27 January.
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I Need Help!
Three divers, in Hawaii, had an incredible experience of their life when they were underwater, and a dolphin asked them for help. This does not happen every day. Right? The dolphin seemed to have some problem. It gestured to the divers by rubbing on the rock and pointing towards what was bothering it. The 8 Ft bottle nosed dolphin…
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Li Na vs Azarenka in Australian Open Finals
The defending champion and world no. 1 Victoria Azarenka, defeated teen tennis sensation Sloane Stephens by 6-1, 6-4 to make a place for herself in the finals. 19 year old Stephens had come into limelight after defeating Serena Williams in the quarter finals. In the other semi final match, Maria Sharapova who hadn’t dropped a set in the…
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Teenager Sloane defeats Serena in Australian Open Quarters
19 year old American Sloane Stephens, seeded 29, defeated five-time Australian open champion Serena Williams on Wednesday. She beat Serena 3-6 7-5 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semifinals. Serena had been repeatedly troubled by an ankle injury ever since the beginning of the tournament but still made it this far. It was Stephens first ever grand slam quarterfinal. Legendary…
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President Obama Sworn In
The race to the presidential election last year was long and difficult. Although the results were declared earlier, the swearing in ceremony took place yesterday. Now Mr. Barack Obama can officially begin his second term as the President of the United States of America. There was a private swearing in ceremony that was held on…
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Europe Under Snow
UK and western Europe are frozen. Snow trucks are running frantically from one place to another to clear the runways. Heavy snow is causing delays and cancellations of trains and flights. Road transport is also risky because of icy roads. The blankets of snow will keep Europe covered for sometime. On the other side of…
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Australian Open – End of Week 1
The Australian Open, a two week long major tennis tournament currently being held in Melbourne, Australia has come to end of week one. The first week saw a lot of action. Top three seeds in men, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray reached the quarter finals comfortably, but Juan Martin Del Porto(seeded 6)…