On October 31, the Shanghai 2010 Expo ended. More than 192 countries participated in the six-month long Expo. The event was a huge success, attracting a record-breaking 72 million people from all over the world to Shanghai. China’s Expo was also one of the largest in Expo
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Last Monday, the Iranian education ministry said it would not allow universities in the country to teach Western subjects. “Universities in Iran will not be allowed to open new departments in the social sciences such as law, women’s studies, human rights, management, sociology,
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On October 18, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera paid a visit to Buckingham Palace in London to give Queen Elizabeth a very special present. Currently, he is making a tour of European countries, starting with the U.K. Mr. Pinera presented the Queen with a rock from
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On October 8, the Nobel Committee chose Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese political prisoner, as the winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Born in 1955, he is a writer and human rights activist who advocates democracy. He was repeatedly sent to jail by the Chinese government for his
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Last week, New York City revealed the designs for an Islamic center, which will be built near Ground Zero, the site of the 9/11 attacks. The developer, Sharif El-Gamal, plans to build a futuristic-looking building wrapped in a honeycomb of abstract shapes. “It is cosmopolitan and
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American College Students Take a Course on Korean Food
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On September 14, a team of American scientists said that they found a new species of catfish in Peru. Scientists from the U.S. National Science Foundation made the discovery during an expedition last month to a remote area of the Amazonian jungle in Northeastern
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Recently, a rare pink bottlenose dolphin was found in America. It was spotted swimming in a lake in Louisiana. It was pictured by a boat captain named Erik Rue last week. It is thought to be the world’s only pink bottlenose dolphin. The dolphin is entirely pink from tip to tail. Its eyes are also pink!
Manhattan is famous for its beautiful skyscrapers, including the 77-story Chrysler Building and the 102-story Empire State Building. These buildings are important symbols of New York City. However, there is one problem; birds often bump against these tall buildings. About
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On August 29, a volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted for the first time in 400 years. Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra last erupted in 1600 and people didn’t know it was still active. The volcanic eruption affected four villages, releasing thick black smoke, small
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