There is a video about a mother in Ohio. She is eighteen years old. Her son is two years old. She wants to cook and clean, but she cannot…

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Donald Trump is the 45th president of the USA. There is a ceremony for him. He raises his right hand and says, that he, Donald John Trump…

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There is a new machine for firefighters in Dubai. It has no special lights, no sirens and it is not red. The city of Dubai is looking for new ideas…

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A train goes off the tracks in India. 36 people are dead. It happens at around midnight on Saturday. People are afraid that many passengers…

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There is a winter festival in one Spanish village. Horses and riders jump over fires in the streets. It started many years…

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There is a new silver coin of Donald Trump. It is from Russia. This coin shows that Donald Trump is the new president of the United States…

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More than 20 young children die in a bus crash. It happens in northern India. The children are between the ages of three and twelve…

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A train goes to England from China. It comes after 18 days. It is the first direct train from China to England. Many people come…

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A rescue team goes to a hotel. They have to go fast. They do not have time. There are people under snow in the hotel. They need help…

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In Utah, USA, a dog gets stuck on a snowy 50-foot cliff. Her owners call for a rescue operation to help her. A rescuer tries to lure her to him with food…

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Hello students, there is a new group on Facebook. This group is for all students and teachers of English who use…

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The circus starts to entertain families in the 1800s. People call it “the Greatest Show on Earth” because it so exciting. Now the circus…

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A Russian man wants a new sport to try. He wants to make a new way to do snowboarding. He tries to do it with vehicles…

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There is a new gibbon in the forests in China. Its name is after Luke Skywalker. Luke Skywalker is a character in “Star Wars”…

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There is a plane crash near the main airport in Kyrgyzstan. About 40 people die. The Turkish Boeing 747 crashes in a residential…

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This news is from a small village. It is in England. The church in the village has a piece of cloth. People think that it is old…

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Parkour is a new sport. People also call it freerunning. Sebastian Foucan is the founder of the sport. You can see him in “Casino Royale”…

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An accident happens in Colombia. There are people on a bridge. There are too many of them. They are too heavy for the bridge…

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This news is from Turkey. There are two types of politicians in the Turkish Parliament. One group is in power. The other group is in the opposition…

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There is a statue of Lionel Messi in Buenos Aires. It is new. People install it last June. Last week, vandals cut off the head and…

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On December 20th, a baby orangutan is born. She is born at a zoo in Chicago, USA. She makes her debut at two weeks old…

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A Russian artist in Siberia makes a big sculpture. This sculpture is a rooster. It is made out of manure. The rooster is 11-feet high…

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There is a shooting in Jerusalem. Four soldiers die. They are three women and one man. 15 soldiers have injuries…

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The year 2016 ends. Now it is 2017. People think about the old year. They plan for the new year. London Zoo counts its animals…

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This news is from Iran. Akbar Rafsanjani is the Iranian President. He is the president from 1989 to 1997. This week, he dies. He has a heart attack…

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SeaWorld is in Florida, USA. It is a zoo for sea animals. The zoo has animals like orcas. In 2010, an orca kills a trainer…

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World War I ended in 1918. The centenary is coming in 2018. A man wants to mark the centenary. He tells an artist to build a statue…

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Korean Air is an airline. A passenger attacks other passengers during a flight. An American singer is on that flight. He sees the situation and helps…

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Freddy is a dog. He is the biggest dog in the world. He lives in the United Kingdom. He is four years old. If he stands on his back legs,…

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There is war in Myanmar. People die. People are displaced. Women are raped. There is a camp in Myanmar…

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The CES is the Consumer Electronic Show. It happens in Las Vegas. It starts on January 5th and ends on January 8th…

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Students in Goteborg, Sweden, need to travel in the busy city centre. But now they do not need to take a bus or a taxi. They can use a Taxi-pod…

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There is too much pollution in Madrid. That is why there is a ban on some cars now. These cars cannot go in Madrid on some days…

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This news is about a man. He is from Vietnam. He has a traffic accident. He goes to hospital. Doctors operate on him.He leaves the hospital…

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This news is from a prison. The prison is in Brazil. The prisoners start fighting. It is a fight between two gangs.Police come to the prison…

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Princess Diana was Prince Harry’s mother. She helped people. She died in 1997. Prince Harry is like her. He likes to help people…

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A baby Asian elephant is born in the UK. It is a girl. Other elephants come to meet her. This is a big event for the herd…

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Ceres is a dwarf planet. It is in the asteroid belt. Scientists say that Ceres has ice. Ice is frozen water. It is very important for life…

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An airport in the USA has animal ambassadors. There are dogs and even a pig in the programme. They come to the airport so people can…

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This news is about Russia and America. America says that Russia does a cyberattack. It says that it is a cyberattack on Hillary…

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Michelle Obama is Barack Obama’s wife. She is called the First Lady. Donald Trump is going to be the new president…

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Christmas is coming. People celebrate Christmas on 25th December. In some countries, people celebrate Christmas on 24th December…

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This news is from London Zoo. The animals get presents early this year. The Sumatran tiger cubs are six months old…

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Santa Claus visits people at Christmas. Sometimes he gives naughty children coal. This time nobody gets coal…

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Every year in Japan has an animal symbol. The year 2016 is the year of the monkey. The year 2017 is the year…

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“Rogue One” is a new “Star Wars” film. Some fans dress up as stormtroopers. Stormtroopers are soldiers from the “Star Wars” films…

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Reindeer live in Finland. They walk freely. This is a problem. They can walk into roads. Around 4,000 animals die every year from cars…

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Aleppo is a city in Syria. There is war there. The fighting stops for one day. A drone films the city.The streets are filled with smoke…

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Buildings in Nigeria often collapse. This happens because the buildings are not inspected. People are building a church…

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A German couple likes Christmas. They have Christmas decorations. They buy more and more decorations every year…

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People in Turkey watch TV. First they see a normal television programme. Then two bombs explode. 38 people die…

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In Peru, there is a Christmas pet show. The pets celebrate Christmas. It is an annual pet show in Lima. There are 82 pets at the show - dogs,…

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One man from the USA lived alone for a long time. He lived for 30 years in the woods. The man started to live in the woods soon after the…

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Fish and chips is a dish. It is British. It is very famous. There is a problem with this dish. There are not enough fish.The sea is getting warmer…

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This news is from Brazil. A bird builds a nest in a tree. It lays two eggs in the nest. The tree becomes a Christmas tree. The eggs hatch…

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People find a piece of amber. They find it in northern Myanmar. The amber is 100 million years old.This find is very important…

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A man has many Barbie dolls. He is from Singapore. His collection is very big. There are 6,000 Barbie dolls in his collection…

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A train is carrying liquid gas. It is in Bulgaria. The train derails. The accident happens in a village. Five people die. Thirty people are in hospital…

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Taiwan is an Asian country that is different. It is very friendly to LGBT people. It lets them live how they want to live. It has a gay pride parade…

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In Wisconsin, USA, a zoo has three baby Amur tiger cubs. They turn three months old. The zoo lets people see them…

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You sent us a lot of interesting stories for our new website People in Levels. These are the best stories of the month…

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Some people want to put oil pipes under a reservoir in North Dakota, USA. Native Americans and climate activists protest…

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In Italy, there is a referendum. The Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, needs to win the referendum. He loses and now he wants to resign…

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The chihuahua is a small dog. It is small but it can be very brave. One chihuahua helped a small girl when she was attacked by a pit bull…

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This news is about coffee. People in London drink a lot of coffee. People have to throw away around 200,000 tonnes of used coffee every year…

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Daraprim is an anti-malarial drug. It can save lives. Its price goes up. It goes from $13.50 to $750. This shocks a lot of people…

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The Titanic is a ship. People finish working on it in 1912. It leaves from England. It is going to the USA, but it hits an iceberg. The ship sinks…

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A man from Japan works in an office. He doesn't have much time. But sometimes he draws. He doesn't draw on paper. He draws on his iPad…

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A plane is flying from Brazil to Colombia. There are 81 people on the plane. The plane crashes. Seventy-six people die…

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In Japan, a theme park named Space World makes an ice rink. It puts 5,000 real dead fish inside the ice…

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In Africa, people fly vintage planes. These planes are called biplanes. They have two wings on top of one another…

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In Germany, there are two little tigers in a safari park. Their mother leaves them. Their names are Peach and Pearl. A dog in Germany helps…

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Domino´s is a pizza company. In Japan, it trains reindeer to deliver pizza. The company works with people…

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A woman has a beautiful hedgehog. The woman films it. The video is very nice. It is on the internet. A lot of people like this video…

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This news is about Fidel Castro. He starts the Cuban Revolution. He fights capitalist and colonial oppression. He turns Cuba against the USA…

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This news is about a man. He is 54 years old. People say that he is a Spiderman. He climbs tall buildings. He climbs the Burj Khalifa…

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In South London, there is a 200-year-old building. It is Brixton Flour Mill. It is the only working flour mill in London…

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Some people live near a train station. They can travel to work. It is good for them. But it is not good when the train is very close…

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Ferdinand Marcos is a dictator. He is in the Philippines. He is in power for 20 years. He does some bad things. People criticise him for this…

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This news is from last Tuesday. There is an earthquake. It is strong. The earthquake starts a tsunami. The tsunami hits Japan…

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This news is from Israel. There are wildfires there. About 80,000 people have to evacuate.Police arrest twelve people…

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In China, there is a goat farm. A farmer can see a baby monkey. The baby monkey makes friends with the goats. It rides on their backs…

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In 1962, an actress named Marilyn Monroe sings a song. She sings Happy Birthday to the president who is J. F. Kennedy. This is a famous moment…

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In 1962, an actress named Marilyn Monroe sings a song. She...

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There is a new video on the Internet. The video is popular. The video shows some boys. They have a basketball. The boys throw the basketball…

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Donald Trump talks about his plans. He wants to make America great again. He wants to create jobs for Americans. Here are some other things…

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“Star Wars Identities” is an exhibition. It moves from country to country. It is now in London. It is there until September…

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There is an organisation. It helps people with Down’s Syndrome. This year it raises money for research and medical help. It raises $2.1 million…

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Shanti is an elephant. She paints pictures. One picture costs 2000 dollars. Some people pay the 2000 dollars for one picture…

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In Japan, 136 people do something special. They do yoga with their dogs. They want to break a record for the biggest dog yoga event…

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People want to go to Mars. One million people can live on Mars in 2060. Elon Musk says this. People make a model of a house…

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People in England love tea. They also dunk biscuits in tea. One man takes this to an extreme. He is on a 70-metre…

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This happens in Peru. Two men are in an argument. One of the men has a knife. He stabs the other man. He stabs him in the head…

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A motorbike is for one person or two people. However, it is possible to have 8 people on one motorbike. You can see it in a video…

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This news is from Japan. A sinkhole opens. It destroys a big intersection. The city apologises for the sinkhole…

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This news is from China. A man has a car accident. He loses his ear. Doctors try to help him. They make him a new ear…

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This news is about Leonard Cohen. He is Canadian. He is a singer, a songwriter and a poet. His famous song is “Hallelujah”…

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A bakery in England wants to help a children’s hospital. It needs to earn money. It makes a big cake. It takes 400 hours to finish…

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Andy Murray is a very good British tennis player. He wins two Olympic gold medals for tennis. Murray plays an important match…

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People save an Australian tourist. They find him in the Malaysian jungle. They find him after two weeks. They take the man in a helicopter…

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