Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Weekly News Post for Sunday, January 24 and Wednesday January 27
Post your weekly responses to the news here for BOTH Sunday and Wednesday. When I check the responses on Thursday, I should see 2 responses for every student. Enjoy your vacation, but do not neglect your student responsibilities. The next blog posts will be up the following weekend.
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BBC News
ReplyDelete21 January 2016
Indian biologist Sathyabhama Das Biju rediscoverd an extraordinary tree frog.Scientists thought to haber died more than a century ago. Ege'n Scientists studied on that , the studied showed ıt is an entirely new genus. This ball sized frog lives in tree holes and they have smooth mouth instead of teeth to suck in the eggs they eat.Scientists used unfertilized eggs to feed them but most frogs, adults also eat vegetation rather than insects and larvae.The height at which they live is not their only quirk, with females laying their eggs in tree holes with water. These frogs first found by accident. MR.Biju known as the frog Man in India, used DNA analysis, And has identified the frogs as part of a new genus, meaning it has a new name.
BBC news (Great Britain)
ReplyDeleteBarking and Dagenham plans to tackle dog mess problem
Barking and Dagenham council in east London is the first council in the world to track the dogs with their Dna. But the reason why they are tracking the dogs are not about if they are lost or not, its all about dogs owner
A council which is in east London is tracking the dogs with their Dna. But why are they doing this? Because nowadays some dog owners didnt look after their dogs so workers of the council went to streets to search if there is any poop!!! When they found any, they took that to their lab to look who is it made by, and contact with the owner that he/she didnt look after them so you have to pay 80pounds... But there is some downsides: if they want to track the dogs, the owners have to be volunteer to take them to their council to take their Dna. So this might not work because owners may not want to volunteer. But when this became a law, they are sure that the streets are going to be clean.
CNN News
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Satellite pictures suggest oldest Christian monastery in Iraq razed to ground
A 1,400 year-old Christian monastery, which was the oldest monastery in Iraq, was destroyed. It razed to the ground just months after ISIS took over the Iraqi city of Mosul. By the way it was known as Saint Elijah monastery and it wouldn't be the first time the terror group has targeted historic sites. Also Paul Thabit Habib, who once led the Chaldean Catholic Church in Mosul, said that he was heartbroken at the religious and historical loss after looking at the pictures . Consequently in my opinion the terrorists must stop destroying historical monuments.
CNN News
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Iran: Saudi Arabia is 'panicking
Iran's foreign minister says Saudi Arabia is "panicking" over the potential for reduced tensions between Tehran and the West. He said we dont have a fight to pick with Saudi Arabia also they believe that Iran and Saudi Arabia can be two important players who communicate and compliment each other. He said they are not interested in pushing Saudi Arabia out of this region because they think that Saudi Arabia is an important player but he also said that they can cause problems to Iran. He said the Saudis have had the illusion that backed by their Western allies, they could push Iran out of the equation in the region. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said "We don't have confidence in Iran,". "We have confidence in the United States." So in this opinion I can say that there is going to be a gun attack on each country because Iran says we are “friends” but Saudi Arabia has no confidence and that creates conflict.
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US blizzard 2016: New York begins clear-up after mammoth snowfall
Nowadays New York had faced its second highest snow storm which killed 12 people because they made a snow-related incident since Friday. Now this storm heading for Atlantic Ocean.This storm affected 85 million people, cut power of 200.000 people and because of this storm 7.000 flight cancelled.Also 615 flight is expected to be cancelled on Monday.The biggest fall was in Glengary (107 cm).By the way the residents in Washington DC made an organized snow ball fight on Sunday.
According to news low pressure system, position of jet stream,very strong winds with low pressure which is moving to one direction made this perfect snow storm.And the reason of this snow is still didn't go is storm's slow movement leading to more snow.
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"How to become a spy in the summer holidays"
GCHQ is one of the spy agencies and it is offering summer jobs for the teenagers and students. If you accept their offer you earn around £250 per week. There are different programmes for diffetent qualificated students. For example, first or second year university students studying computer science, maths, physics are expected to be first in the 10-week programme. It is of course important to give opputunity to young people to earn money but actually I was surprized to see this news. Because it is interesting that they can trust so young people. For the teenagers, it is an easy way to earn somuch money in a short time.
BBC Sport
ReplyDeleteThere is an match between liverpool and stoke city in England Cup. Liverpool won the first leg 1-0 in stoke city's stadium. Stoke city started the second match first. They found a goa with their star player Arnautovic and they claw back the Liverpool's one goal advantage. Match ended 1-0 so penalties will determine the team which will go to final. In penalties Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet become an hero and save the penalties. Liverpool achieved to go Cup final
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27th January 2016
Young Lionel Messi fan wearing plastic bag jersey found in Afghanistan
5 years old boy, murtaza who is from Afganistan, was seen wearing a striped plastic bag with the football player's name and number scrawled in blue ink has been found. The family of Murtaza hasn't got enough money to buy a football shirt so his brother made one for him. By the wat his father, Arif Ahmedi told that when Murtaza suddenly wakes up in the middle of the night, he starts crying that he wants meet with Messi. I mean Murtaza is a big fan of Messi and his dream is to meet with him.
27 January 2016
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Zika Virus: What do you need to know
Zika virus has effected pregnant ladies. It made thousands of babies born with undeveloped brains and small heads, so ,many countries try to protect themselves from the virus but it has already spread 20 countries by Aedes mosquito.There is no cure for this virus yet but there is still some ways to protect our selves:using insect repellent, covering up and using clear stagnant water which stops mosquitos breeding.This virus mostly seen in latin America but according to scientist it will probably bother Asia and Africa where the Aedes mosquitos live. On the other hand it is not a new virus.It had seen in Uganda (Africa) in 1947 but in monkeys. Also according to news virus has shown its symptoms 1 in 5 people.(fever,head-ache, red itchy eyes, rash) For just saying do not visit Africa these days or take a risk but protect yourself.
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YouTube star snowboards through New York City
Casey Neistat is a youtuber who is making videos about what is he doing through the days, which means he is a vlogger.(I love that guy, he is so cool) But as he did in the February 2014, he snowboared through the New york streets with american flag on his hand. And this made him popular in youtube. He has several videos which gone viral like ‘ipod’s battery last 18 months’ ‘Crazy German Water Park’ etc. But this one was the best one so far for me. Because at the end of the video police saw what is happening and when they talked with them they said: ‘we are just gonna act like we are talking to you, okay?’ So this was also funny and its getting likes in the youtube over and over.
BBC News
ReplyDeleteNeymar to appear in Barcelona fraud trial
Brazilian footballer Neymar is due to give evidence in a Spanish court over allegations of corruption and fraud surrounding his transfer to Barcelona.The current and former president of the club denied wrongdoing at the court in Madrid on Monday.Barcelona said it paid €57m for Neymar in 2013, his parents receiving €40m and Brazilian club Santos €17m.But investigators say the fee was closer to €83m and Barcelona concealed part of the deal.
BBC News
ReplyDeletePep Guardiola to succeed Manuel Pellegrini as Manchester City boss
Pep Guardiola has agreed a three-year contract to become Manchester City manager in the summer.The 45-year-old, currently in charge at Bayern Munich, will replace Manuel Pellegrini, who will leave on 30 June. A statement from city said Chilean Pellegrini, 62, was "fully supportive" of the announcement being made.The club said negotiations with former Barcelona coach Guardiola had been "a recommencement of discussions that were curtailed in 2012".
BBC News
ReplyDeleteReferee halts Lazio v Napoli Serie A match after racist chants
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly praised referee Massimiliano Irrati for suspending a top-flight Italian match because of apparent racist chanting.
The game at Lazio was stopped for three minutes after booing from some home fans when Koulibaly touched the ball.
(Sorry for late homework,I was in South Africa and hotels internet was not working very well.)
BBC News
ReplyDeleteBill Gates's Desert Island playlist
Microsoft founder Bill Gates talks in detail about his life to the BBC's Kirsty Young on this week's Desert Island Discs, on Radio 4 - from his schooldays to his latest work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to "get rid of" diseases that kill young children.
CNN News
ReplyDeleteWill this Afghan child's dream come true?
For the 5 year old Murtaza Ahmadi, Lionel Messi is a hero more than anything. So he and his older brother came up whit a plan. He made a messy t-shirt from a plastic bag. While the Ahmedi brothers was celebrating their engineering skills, Messi was taking his 5Th award. Ahmedi’s family posted his photo –with his messi t-shirt from a plastic bag- online and the photo spread over the world. Catching the attention of messi himself. Now he is having a meeting with Lionel Messi
it was a bomb that caused one dead, and two injured. Some reports suggest that an explosive device may have been hidden inside a laptop of one of the passengers. Mohamed Hassan, a police officer in Balad, an agricultural town 30km (18 miles) north of Mogadishu, said residents had found the body of a man who might have fallen from the plane. Somalia is battling militant Islamist group al-Shabab that has been carrying out deadly attacks in its quest to establish an Islamic state.
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ReplyDeleteHow A Medical Mystery In Brazil Led Doctors To Zika
Last August something strange happened about a medical mystery in Brazil. There was a sharp increase of the babies who had no forehads and very strange heads.Doctors say that they started to solve and find that they haven't before."Children with normal faces up to eyebrows, and they have no foreheads and very starnge heads."Apart from this the babies are healty. After time ,these babies were send to World Health Organization to declare a health emergency.
New York Times
ReplyDeleteHow A Medical Mystery In Brazil Led Doctors To Zika
Last August something strange happened about a medical mystery in Brazil. There was a sharp increase of the babies who had no forehads and very strange heads.Doctors say that they started to solve and find that they haven't before."Children with normal faces up to eyebrows, and they have no foreheads and very starnge heads."Apart from this the babies are healty. After time ,these babies were send to World Health Organization to declare a health emergency.
Migrant crisis: Boat sinking off Didim, Turkey claims 25 lives
ReplyDeleteA boat carrying migrants from Turkey to Greece has sunk with the loss of 25 lives, Turkey's coast guard says.
Fifteen people were rescued after the boat capsized near the Turkish resort of Didim.
Reports suggest Macedonia has set new curbs on Syrian migrants trying to cross the land border from Greece.
Nato is expanding its mission in the Aegean to send patrols to Turkish and Greek territorial waters in the battle to defeat people smugglers.
More than 2,000 migrants, most of whom the IOM says are from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, are arriving into Greece from Turkey every day hoping to travel further north through Europe.
Migrant crisis: Boat sinking off Didim, Turkey claims 25 lives
ReplyDeleteA boat carrying migrants from Turkey to Greece has sunk with the loss of 25 lives, Turkey's coast guard says.
Fifteen people were rescued after the boat capsized near the Turkish resort of Didim.
Reports suggest Macedonia has set new curbs on Syrian migrants trying to cross the land border from Greece.
Nato is expanding its mission in the Aegean to send patrols to Turkish and Greek territorial waters in the battle to defeat people smugglers.
More than 2,000 migrants, most of whom the IOM says are from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, are arriving into Greece from Turkey every day hoping to travel further north through Europe.