Category: News For Kids
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Australian Wildfires continue,Total Fire Ban in Many Areas
As temperatures rise throughout New South Wales, a southern state of Australia, firefighters struggled to put off about hundred fires across the state. A total fire ban will continue in many areas of the state. New South Wales is the most populous state in south of Australia. Wildfires started last week in Tasmania, the island state of Australia, damaging large areas of…
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Asteroid Apophis will not Touch Earth
Apophis a small asteroid, discovered in 2004 which is the size of three-and-a-half football fields will not be hitting Earth as per new calculations. Earlier there was a remote possibility that it might hit Earth in 2036. Thankfully now we are safe because that will not happen. ” The April 13, 2029, flyby of…
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Killer Whales Trapped in Hudson Bay
Killer whales, also called “orcas,” are the largest of the dolphins. Eleven killer whales have been trapped inside a frozen stretch in Hudson Bay. Usually, the whales are not supposed to be in these waters in January. Villagers from Inukjuak, a fishing village in Quebec, spotted them on Tuesday and said that the panicked whales are breathing…
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Ice Floats on Saturn’s Moon
A new study by scientists on Nasa’s Cassini mission found that blocks of ice might decorate the surface of Titan. Hey wait, this ice is not made up of water but some other chemical called hydrocarbon. Now the question is if some kind of strange life form might exist that survives on “liquid hydrocarbon”. There…
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Korean Open Premier Super Series
India’s top badminton players Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap and PV Sindhu have reached the second round of Korean Open Premier Super Series. Olympic bronze—medallist Saina, seeded third, started a little shaky but gave a tough time to her opponent Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand. The top seed shuttler Li is out of the tournament. Saina will most probably…
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Protests in China
Chinese government has imposed limitations on what gets published in newspapers or internet by its people. These mediums have often been used to expose corrupt government officials. Chinese citizens often voice their criticisms by writing on the internet. They also use it to collect big crowds to have mass protests. Many Chinese people are not happy and believe that the government…
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Attack Of The Wolves
Yakutia, a region in Russia famous for reindeer pastures is now under the attack of the wolves. The region lies in the Sakha Republic, north eastern Russia. The attacks have increased so much that the state is under emergency. Thankfully, no human has been hurt in these attacks so far. Experts believe that the wolf packs…
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No Relief in Australia from Wildfires
Wildfires raged across Southeast Australia due to strong winds and temperature rising up to more than 45 degress celsius. Thousand of people have been left homeless. Wildfires started in Tasmania since Friday, the island state of Australia, damaging large areas of land and property in towns and villages. Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, visited wildfire-hit regions in Tasmania and asked…
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Kilogram Heavier Than Before?
Such an exciting news! If kilogram is getting heavier, then we all must be getting lighter, right? Or heavier? Lighter? Confused? Well this is how it works, The standard unit for the kilogram weight – known as the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK) was first introduced in 1875. The original IPK is a matchbox sized piece of platinum…
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Wildfires in Tasmania
A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire in vast area with lots of vegetation that can easily catch fire. Dry weather and strong winds help the wildfire spread speedily. Wildfires usually occur in Australia during the hotter months of the year due to Australia’s mostly hot, dry climate. Wildfires have swept across Tasmania, the island state of Australia, damaging large areas of…
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Martian Flower
Curiosity is always up to something. Now it has sent back images of a blooming flower on Martian soil. Actually it is peculiar petal-shaped cluster which might or might not be a flower but it sure looks like one. A similar find in October last year had turned out to be a piece of plastic that…
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World’s Largest Solar Plant in Ladakh
World’s largest solar telescope will be in India soon. It will be located near Pangong Lake Ladakh and would be used to study the sun’s atmosphere and understand more of it. Currently the world’s largest solar telescope McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope is in Kitt Peak National Observatory at Arizona in the US. It will be a Rupee 300 Crore project…