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Business, Technology

Honda Brings Battery Exchange Stations to Tokyo

Honda has recently set up an EV battery exchange station in Tokyo, Japan. Honda hopes to create a large network of battery exchange stations in Japan called Honda Power Pack Exchanger e:. Electric motorcycle riders can e

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Business, Travel

Disneyland in Shanghai Suddenly Closed, Visitors Locked In

On Monday, Disney Resort in Shanghai suddenly stopped operations because of China’s COVID-19 rules. Disney Resort visitors were told to stay in the park until they test negative for coronavirus.

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Entertainment, Other

Hirokazu Tanakas Break Guinness World Record

A group of 178 people with the name ‘Hirokazu Tanaka’ broke a Guinness World Record. They were the largest gathering of people with the same first and last name.

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Other, Travel

Football Fan Walking from Spain to Qatar Was Arrested in Iran

A football fan from Spain decided to walk to Qatar to watch the World Cup, which starts in November. The fan’s mother says that there was no contact with him for several weeks. She then learned that he was arrested in Ir

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Nature, Technology

Wind and Solar Power Set Records in the EU

A new report says that about one quarter of the European Union’s electricity this year has come from wind and solar power. It’s a record number for the EU (European Union). The switch to solar and wind power was necessar

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XPeng Flying Car at Expo in Dubai

Last week, a flying car from China called XPeng X2 completed its first test flight. The two-seater flying car performed the successful test flight at the GITEX tech expo in Dubai.

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Business, Entertainment

Kanye West Wants to Buy Social Media App ‘Parler’

Kanye West, also known as ‘Ye’, has proposed to buy Parler, a social media platform similar to Facebook and Twitter. Kanye was recently banned from Twitter and Instagram for writing anti-Semitic posts.

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Other, Politics

Refugees from Afghanistan Stuck in Brazil Airport

More than 100 Afghan refugees are living in Sao Paulo’s international airport. The refugees started leaving Afghanistan when the Taliban took control last year.

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Entertainment, Travel

BTS Holds Free Concert in South Korea

On Saturday, BTS, a k-pop boy group, performed a concert in Busan. The concert was to support South Korea’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030.

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Nature, Politics, Science

New Zealand Wants to Tax Cow Farts

On Tuesday, the prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, said that the government wants farmers to pay for their livestock’s emissions. She says the idea will help fight climate change.

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Nature, Travel

Fat Bear Week Has A Winner

The organizers of the Fat Bear Week contest in Alaska have chosen a winner, although voters tried cheating. 

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Technology, Travel

The World’s Longest Underwater Tunnel: Helpful or Harmful?

Construction has started on the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, an underwater rail and road tunnel between Germany and Denmark. When finished, it will be longer than 18km in length, the longest underwater tunnel in the world.

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Meta Will Add New Types of Ads

On Tuesday, Meta Platforms Inc (previously Facebook) announced new types of ads. The company wants new revenue streams for short videos and business messaging products. It says that the two products are important for gro

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¿Cómo practicar Inglés con noticias?

¿Quieres practicar Inglés con noticias? Yo sé que ver los encabezados de las noticias y las historias del New York Times o del Wall Street Journal es un poco intimidante. La gramática en los encabezados no tiene sentido,

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