On May 6, France chose Francois Hollande of the Socialist Party사회당 as its new leader. He beat the current President Nicolas Sarkozy to become the next president. He got 51.1 percent of the votes, while Sarkozy received 48.9 percent. Hollande promised to make France a better country.
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On April 30, the Freedom Tower became the tallest building in New York. The Freedom Tower is also called “One World Trade Center.” Currently, it has 100 floors and is 387 meters tall. The tower will have 104 floors and will be about 541 meters tall. The construction will be finished in 2013 or
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Recently, a miracle happened to a Japanese boy. He is 16 years old and his name is Misaki Murakami. When Japan was hit by a strong tsunami last year, he lost everything. Recently, an American man named David Baxter found the boy’s soccer ball on a beach in Alaska. The ball
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On April 17, the space shuttle Discovery flew for the last time. It took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, getting a piggyback ride on a Boeing 747. Discovery flew to Washington DC for its last flight. The space shuttle worked very hard since its first flight in 1984. It went into space 39
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On April 8, a special cruise ship set sail from Britain with 1,309 passengers. The ship sailed for 12 days to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic. The passengers on the Titanic memorial cruise could experience the same food and music from 100 years ago. The ship arrived in New York on
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Don’t you want a flying car like Harry Potter? A flying car will be useful. Surprisingly, it isn’t just science fiction anymore.
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Who is the most famous wizard in the world? It may be Harry Potter! Many children all over the world have read Harry Potter books and watched the movies. Now, you can read the story about the boy wizard and his friends online. On March 27, Pottermore began selling Harry Potter e-books.
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On March 19, Hebrew University in Jerusalem said that it will share more data on Albert Einstein on its website. The world will be able to see around 80,000 new data about the famous scientist. It will be fun to read his love letters and a postcard he wrote to his mother. There are some of his
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Last week, the world’s largest annual dog show was held in Britain. This year’s winner is a Lhasa Apso named Elizabeth from England. She beat 21,000 other dogs and was crowned “Best in Show.” Elizabeth looks so small, but she is seven years old. “I can’t believe it! I’m so happy that I
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The 2012 London Olympics is about four months away. It will begin on July 27. Athletes from all over the world will come to London for the summer Olympics. Most of them are young and strong. However, there is a special equestrian from Japan. His name is Hiroshi Hoketsu, and he is 70 years
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