Telescope record in Mexico
Many people were watching the sky. There was a special moment in Mexico. 2978 people had a telescope and they watched the Moon. They made a new record.
It was a good moment for the families because people were together. Astronomy is very popular in Mexico. In the summer, there are many meetings for people who like astronomy.
Interesting words: telescope (thing for watching things which are far), astronomy (science about stars and universe).
Police found a lot of money
The police found 15 million dollars. It was fake money. Police came to a house and they took it. They also filmed it. The film shows the police actions, money and the printers. This happened in Peru. Police took two men to the police station.
The police also found one million fake euros. The men wanted to take the euros to Spain, France and Italy.
The money was printed in one and a half months but the whole operation started one year ago. So, millions must already be out and they are being used by people.
Interesting words: found (find in the past), fake (not real), printer (machine for printing), happened (was), are being (are).
Building fell down
A building in Bangladesh fell down. It had eight floors. Many people worked in this building. Seventy people died and five hundred people were injured. Many people are still inside the building and they can't get out. Firemen and soldiers are trying to save them.
The owners of the building can be in trouble. They knew that the building was not OK. They ignored the problem. They sent people to work and those people died.
Interesting words: be injured (have problems with body), soldier (person in the army), owner (boss).
People are going to Mars
Do you want to go to Mars? You can. One company is looking for people who want to go.
The company wants to start a colony on Mars. The first mission will be in 2023. They will send more people every second year. There will be men and women. They can have children if they want to.
There is one problem. If you go to Mars, you cannot come back. You have to stay on Mars. People will know it. This is a very big project. The company will train the people. The training will be seven years long.
Interesting words: colony (place where people live), mission (special job or activity).
Protests in Spain
There are many people with no job in Spain. Twenty-five percent of the people don’t have a job. The situation is very bad. People don't like this situation.
People protested in Madrid. In the beginning, the protest was without the problems. Later, people started to fight the police. Fourteen policemen were injured. Fifteen people were taken to a police station.
Spain has problems with its money. The government will try to change something. But people don’t like the changes from this government. So the people will protest again in the future.
Interesting words: be injured (have problems with body), government (bosses of a country).
Solar plane in San Francisco
A special plane was in San Francisco. The plane uses energy from the sun. The plane was tested before it went a longer way.
The plane is 3,500 pounds (or 1 588 kg) heavy. Its wings are 208 feet (or 63 meters) long. Its maximum speed is 43 miles per hour (or 69 kilometers per hour). The plane has many small solar panels on it. They make electricity from sunlight.
The plane will go from San Francisco to New York in May. It will stop in Phoenix, Dallas and Atlanta. People also plan to fly with the plane around the world in 2015.
Interesting words: wing (long part of a plane on its side), solar (sun).