What comes into your mind when you think of Africa? I'm sure most of you think of poverty, starvation, and disease. Surprisingly, however, African economies are growing! According to the World Bank's annual report, growth rate in sub-Saharan African economies is finally catching up with the rest of the world.
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Recently, a 3-year-old boy living in Wisconsin in the U.S. found something very valuable. The boy's name is Kaleb Kidd. Last Monday, he was chasing squirrels at family friend's property near La Cross. And he saw what looked like an unusual rock. He wanted to know what it was.
On October 30, Brazil was chosen to host the 2014 World Cup. Brazil already hosted the World Cup once before 57 years ago in 1950. Therefore, it will be the second time for Brazil to host the international event. But do you know anything about Brazil? It is the largest country in South America. And it is the fifth largest country in the
Have you ever heard of floating islands? There are two islands floating in the Pacific Ocean. One of them is somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii, and the other is between Hawaii and Japan. However, they aren't normal islands. They are made up of only trash.
In a search in the Celebes Sea south of the Philippines, scientists found rare marine life. Dr. Larry Madin from the U.S. said on October 16 that U.S. and Philippine scientists collected about 100 different animals in the Celebes Sea.
Recently, archaeologists discovered ancient Roman coins in Portugal. An archaeologist is someone who studies ancient cultures by looking for their buildings, tools and other objects. When the archaeologists were digging an ancient Roman village in Portugal, they came
China is becoming stronger and stronger. Now China may even get to the moon before the U.S. can make a return visit. Recently, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) said China will win against the U.S. in space race.
There are many different kinds of museums in the world. Art museums, science museums, history museums and so on. But have you ever heard of a hamburger museum? It's hard to believe, but there is a hamburger museum called the Big Mac Museum Restaurant in North Huntingdon, U.S. North Huntingdon is about 30 miles southeast of
There are many wonderful animals and plants living on Earth. I think it's great to have them with us. But sadly, many of them are dying because of global warming, diseases and human destruction. In all, 16,306 species are threatened with extinction today.
How many hours a day do you watch TV? I know most of you love watching TV. But researchers in New Zealand say watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence. They published their new study in the journal Pediatrics last Tuesday. The researchers studied habits and behaviors of more than 1,000 children who were born in New Zealand between April 1972 and March 1973 for a long time. The children were aged 5 to 11 watched an average of 2.05 hours of weekday television. From age 13 to 15, time spent in front of TV rose to an average of 3.1 hours a day. ＂Those who watched more than two hours, and particularly those who watched more than three hours, of television per day during
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