Category: News For Kids
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Spain wins Euro 2012 Championship
Spain defeated Italy by a huge margin, scoring 4-0 in the European Championship final on Sunday. Spain became the defending Euro champions.They are now the best team in world football. David Silva and Jordi Alba scored goals in the first half and gave Spain a good lead. Fernando Torres and Juan Mata added goals in…
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The Wimbledon Championship
The Wimbledon Championship is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.It takes place every year for over two weeks, from late June to the beginning of July. It is played in Wimbledon, England.It is one of the biggest and most prestigious sports event. Wimbledon is the third of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments…
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Earthquake Rattles China
An earthquake measuring 6.6 magnitude jolted Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 5:07 am on Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. So what are Earthquakes? Why do they happen? Why certain places are so earthquake prone? Our earth’s surface is made up of rocks/plates. An Earthquake is a sudden, rapid shaking of…
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Chinese Astronauts back from Space
A Chinese capsule with three astronauts aboard has parachuted back to Earth after a successful space module mission. Liu Yang, the country’s first female in space, was part of the crew. “Their spacecraft, the Shenzhou 9, parachuted to a landing on the grasslands of the Inner Mongolia region around 10 a.m.” The NYT reported. The astronauts…
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Euro 2012 – Spain Vs Italy for the Championship
Spain and Italy will contest the 2012 edition of the European Championships Final after they won their respective semifinals against Portugal and Germany. Mario Balotelli finally showed some quality finishing, scoring twice Thursday to give Italy a 2-1 win over Germany and an unexpected spot in the European Championship final. Will Spain continue to reign…
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Euro 2012 – Spain reaches finals!
Spain will get the chance to keep their dream alive of defending the UEFA title after beating Portugal 4-2 on penalties in the Euro 2012 semi-finals to reach the final. “After the game was deadlocked 0-0 after 120 minutes, Iker Casillas saved one penalty and Portugal’s Bruno Alves struck the crossbar, setting up Cesc Fabregas…
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Welcome Andatu – “A gift from God”
“A new male endangered calf Sumatra Rhinoceros named Andatu (L), literally meaning “gift from God”, kisses his mother Ratu at Way Kambas National Park in Lampung, Indonesia, June 26, 2012. The two-horned Sumatran rhinoceros Ratu gave birth to Andatu on June 23″. PeopleDaily Reported. Sumatra Rhinos have become endangered species because there are very…
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Lonesome Goerge: Galapagos tortoise extinct
Lonesome George, last remaining tortoise of his kind and a conservation icon, died on Sunday of unknown causes, the Galapagos National Park said. He was thought to be about 100 years old. Lonesome George was found in 1972 and had become a symbol of Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, which attracted some 180,000 visitors last year. IBNLive…
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Euro 2012: Italy wins last Quarterfinal
Italy won the last quarterfinal of Euro 2012 by beating England 4-2 in penalty shootout. The semifinal will be between Italy and Germany on 28th June, Thursday. England has had poor record of winning penalty shootouts in the past and also of never having won a knockout game on foreign land against a top-level football…
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Mohamed Morsy new Egypt President
Mohamed Morsy is set to become Egypt’s first elected President following a historic election, brought about by an uprising that first threw out the former dictator, Hosni Mubarak. The Hindu Reported. Are you scratching your head ? What does elections, voting, president mean ? Hmmm, Let us try to understand. Every country needs a government…
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Euro 2012: Spain wins Quarterfinal
In an exciting quarterfinal between Spain and France, Spain played like world champions and won by 2-0. This earned them a spot in Euro 2012 Championship semifinals. Xabi Alonso scored both the goals for Spain. First goal was scored with a downward header in the 19th minute and the second one as a penalty converted…
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Euro 2012- Halfway through Quarters
“Three-time champions Germany avoided a David and Goliath-like upset on Friday by blasting past Greece with a record-setting 4-2 victory to reach the Euro 2012 semifinals.” Hindu reported. Earlier, in the first quarterfinal, Portugal advanced into the Euro 2012 semi-finals by beating the Czech Republic 1-0. The only goal of the match was scored by…