On July 24, the world’s first ice cream van for dogs made its debut in London. The van is called the K99. It sells specially-made ice cream for our shaggy friends. The van will tour the parks of Britain throughout the summer, selling pork and chicken ice cream garnished with a
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According to a recent report, China will become an urban country in five years. Li Bin, director of China’s National Population and Family Planning Commission, said that 700 million Chinese people will be living in the cities by 2015. “More than half of China’s population will
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According to a new report released on July 5, the number of worldwide mobile phone users had reached five billion this year, accounting for 73 percent of the total global population. The report was released by Mobile World, a British mobile market watcher. It predicted that
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According to a new report released on June 29, obesity rates are increasing in America. The data showed that over 25 percent of adults in 38 states are obese. Obesity rates are especially high in the Southern states, with Mississippi reporting the highest rates. The
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On June 21, nearly 20,000 people visited Stonehenge to watch the sunrise on the longest day of the year. The Summer Solstice marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Thousands of people visit Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice every year. Stonehenge is a
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On June 18, Prince William and Harry of the United Kingdom visited South Africa to cheer for the English soccer team. Before going there, the princes visited other African countries including Botswana and Lesotho. It was their first joint royal tour in Africa. They visited Africa
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Obesity is a serious problem in Australia. Even birds are suffering from obesity in the country! Last Wednesday, a kookaburra bird was sent to a zoo to lose weight. She gained a lot of weight after eating too many sausages. The bird used to live in a park in Sydney. She started
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On May 30, hundreds of people gathered at Cooper’s Hill in England to participate in the famous cheese-rolling contest. The annual contest is a 200-year-old tradition. It attracts many people every year. But the fun contest has been cancelled after 18 people were injured
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On May 25, the Spanish government announced that people won’t be able to smoke in public places such as restaurants and cafes from next year. “Spain needs tougher measures on smoking,” said Health Minister Trinidad Jimenez. “Banning smoking in public places is
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Last Tuesday, 16 food manufacturers in America promised to cut calories from their products in line with the First Lady Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity campaign. The companies said they will reduce a total of one trillion calories by 2012 and 1.5 trillion calories by 2015. “They’ve
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