Military Coup in Myanmar. What Happened?
Early this morning, the army in Myanmar held a coup against the government and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party- the National League of Democracy….
Early this morning, the army in Myanmar held a coup against the government and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party- the National League of Democracy….
Written by Prakriti Panwar, a grade 11 student
In September 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China would become carbon neutral (by reducing carbon emission to zero) before 2060….
Written by Divija Vaish, a grade 11 student.
In December 2015, 195 countries came together and signed an agreement to make efforts to “hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels”,,,
Written by Prakriti Panwar, a grade 11 student
Meant for ages 14 and above – some terms may not be appropriate for children younger than 14..
Written by Madhav Bahl, a grade 8 student
Impeachment is when a president (or any other high government official, like a judge) is charged with crimes.
Written by Naman Anil Kumar, a grade 7 student.
He was a United States Air force officer – an ace test pilot who broke the sound barrier in 1947. This was none other than the great pilot Chuck Yeager…
Written by Sara Gupta, a grade 7 student.
On December 1st, 2020, Scott Morrison, Australia’s Prime Minister, declared that the second line of the national anthem, Advance Australia’s Fair ‘For we are young and free’ was amended to ‘For we are one and free’…
On the afternoon of 6th, thousands of Trump supporters broke through police barriers and stormed into the US Capitol building to protest against, what they say, was an unfair election.
Written by Aashna Nayyar, a grade 9 student
The current president of Belarus is Alexander Lukashenko. He is known as Europe’s last dictator and has been the first and only president of Belarus since his election in 1994…
Written by Prakriti Panwar, a grade 11 student
Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, has grown by 85 cms since 1954, when it was last measured….