Category: News For Kids
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Indian Olympic Association suspended by IOC
International Olympic Committee(IOC) suspended Indian Olympic Association(IOA) because it was not happy with the top officers of the association. The suspension means the IOC will no longer fund India and its officials will not be able to attend its meetings. Indian athletes will not be eligible for IOC scholarships and cannot take part in international meets…
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Alastair Cook creates History
English cricketer Alastair Cook created history by scoring his 23rd Test century, the most by an Englishman. Cook remained unbeaten on a brilliant score of 136. His team made 216 runs for one at close on the second day on Thursday. This is also skipper Cook’s third consecutive century in the series against India. England seems to…
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Google Keeping An Eye On Endangered Species
Beware poachers, drones could soon be helping protect rhinos, tigers and elephants in Africa and Asia. Google funded the World Wildlife Fund a grant of $5 million to develop sensors to help protect endangered species. The WWF said poaching of endangered animals is devastating on their population, which are being conserved, for decades. The WWF is the winner of…
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Solar Plant in Africa
A British company Blue Energy is planning to construct the largest solar plant in Ghana, Africa. This Solar plant will be the biggest on the continent. A Solar plant takes the sunlight and converts it into electricity and other forms of energy. The project named as Nezma project will start in another 12 months and cost…
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Curiosity Will Get a Friend Now
Curiosity will get a friend, but it will have to wait 8 years for the new rover friend. NASA says it will send a new robot to join the Curiosity rover on Mars in 2020. They will be using the leftover parts of curiosity to build the new rover. NASA says they are very curious…
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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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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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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…