[TRAVEL ★] RIDE THE HELLO KITTY TRAIN (P1) A high-speed train painted in the colors of Hello Kitty made its first ROUND TRIP between the cities of Taipei and Taitung in Taiwan. (P2) About 200 fans of the Hello Kitty character …
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[ENVIRONMENT ★★] MEXICO CITY SUFFERS INTENSE AIR POLLUTION (P1) Authorities have banned more than 1 million cars from the roads and offered free SUBWAY and bus rides to COAX people from their VEHICLES during Mexico City’s first AIR POLLUTION ALERT in 11 years. …
[TECHNOLOGY ★] DRONES ARE DANGEROUS (P1) Drones are entering RESTRICTED airspace and flying dangerously close to airplanes and HELICOPTERS, with the Federal AVIATION Administration (FAA) reporting hundreds of drone incidents during the past six months. (P2) Among the incidents listed in a new …
[WORLD NEWS ★★] ARGENTINA SINKS CHINESE FISHING BOAT (P1) Argentina’s COAST GUARD chased and sank a Chinese boat that it says was fishing illegally in Argentine waters. (P2) The coast guard said one of its ships had fired WARNING SHOTS at …
[HISTORY★★★] THE SEARCH FOR QUEEN NEFERTITI (P1) The search for a secret CHAMBER behind King Tutankhamun’s TOMB had a fresh development, as Egypt’s ANTIQUITIES minister said INFRARED SCANS have revealed fresh EVIDENCE of an empty space behind the 3,000-year-old tomb. …
[LIFE ★] PEOPLE STILL BELIEVE GENDER STEREOTYPES (P1) Old beliefs die hard—especially the habit of STEREOTYPING people based on GENDER. Even though a lot has changed for women over the years, a study just published in Psychology of Women Quarterly shows that many of our …
[CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT ★★] ARGENTINE CLEANER’S DOUBLE LIFE AS PRIZE-WINNING NOVELIST (P1) When the Buenos Aires subway closes at night, Enrique Ferrari goes underground to mop the platforms — and to polish his next THRILLER. (P2) The Argentine station cleaner, 44, …
[SPORTS ★] THIS HOCKEY STAR SPENT $400,000 IN ONE YEAR (P1) When Darius Kasparaitis was DRAFTED by the New York Islanders in 1992, his new job came with a large SALARY. (P2) OVERNIGHT, the 19-year-old went from making roughly $100 a month playing …
[WORLD NEWS ★★] US STUDENT GIVEN HARD LABOUR IN NORTH KOREA (P1) US student Otto Warmbier has been given 15 years HARD LABOUR in North Korea for crimes against the state. (P2) Warmbier, 21, was ARRESTED for trying to steal a …
[ENVIRONMENT ★★★] WHICH PARTS OF THE WORLD WILL HAVE THE WORST DISASTERS? (P1) Asia has the largest number of people exposed to NATURAL DISASTERS, but African countries are the most VULNERABLE to them, largely because of political INSTABILITY, CORRUPTION, POVERTY, and …