Category: News For Kids
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Toothbrush as a Tool to fix International Space Station
Now this is very amusing !! Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese Colleague Akihiko Hoshide used a toothbrush to fix an important power unit in International Space Station(ISS). The bolt cleaned by the toothbrush is the same one that had given both the astronauts much trouble during their spacewalk last week. They were unable…
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US Open Federer out, Roddick Retires
Andy Roddick played last match of his career and lost it to Juan Del Porto at the Flushing Meadows on Wednesday. 30 year old Andy looked very emotional and said “I don’t know what the emotions are. I’m a little overwhelmed right now.” He won his only Grand Slam – US Open – nine years…
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Oscar Pistorius Strikes Gold
Oscar Pistorius secured his first gold medal of the 2012 Paralympics. A Paralympics is an international athletic competition for disabled athletes. The South African team won in 4x100m relay and set a new world record of 41.87 seconds. Brazil and defending champions USA pressed hard, but both nations were disqualified. China and Germany took silver and bronze.
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Japan to buy the Disputed Islands
China and Japan are fighting over some islands in East China Sea. Now reports from Japan say that the government has decided to buy the disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea from their private owner. The government will pay 2.05bn yen (japanese currency) which is around $26m…
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Google launches Voice Navigation Services in India
Google launched free voice navigation services in India. The service can be used by android and tablet users. While navigation services were available in India since a long time, voice navigation is something very useful. Earlier, the driver had to keep looking at the map in order to figure out the directions. But now voice…
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Girisha shines at London Paralympics
Little known boy from Karnataka, Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda, won first silver for India at London Paralympic games 2012. He won it in the men’s high jump F42 event. Girisha who has an impairment in his left leg jumped a height of 1.74m, same as the gold medalist Iliesa Delana of Fiji, he had to settle…
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Happy Teacher’s Day
Many countries celebrate Teacher’s day to appreciate the devotion and hard work of teachers. In India, it is celebrated on September 5. This day is the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who was a renowned scholar and an excellent teacher. He was also the first vice president and second president of India. His contribution to the…
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Race to US Presidential elections 2012
The President and Vice-President of the US are elected every four years. The Political Parties amongst themselves choose their candidates to run for president and vice president. Last time the elections were held in 2008 where Illinois Senator Barack Obama from the Democratic Party went to become the first African American president in the history…
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Disappearing Arctic ice
Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center announced that the sea ice in the Arctic had reached its lowest level since satellite measurements began breaking the lowest level record of 2007. We still have two more weeks to go before the summer ends. In 2007, it was predicted that the arctic will be free of…
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Pilot Whales Stranded on Scottish Beach
Around 30 pilot whales found themselves on the beach of Fife coast in Scotland. Each of the whales was almost 20 Ft long. That’s huge! Sadly around 20 of them died. Nine whales have been saved by the vets from British Divers and Marine Life Rescue, with help from the emergency services. A vet is…
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Labor day celebrated across US today
Labor Day is being celebrated all across the United States today. It always falls on the first Monday of September every year. Who thought of Labour day? How did it start? All working men and women are called ‘Labor’. Labor day started on the suggestion of an American machinist named Matthew Maguire. It is celebrated…
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Lunar Crater found to have Ice
Lunar crater Shackleton, near the moon’s south pole is found to be made up of 5 to 10% of ice. Scientists had always guessed that there could be ice present there as the crater is permanently dark and cold due tilted spin axis of the moon. Since water which is essential for any life, is evolving on the…