Starting 30 June 2025: Here's What's Happening!
Welcome to this week’s news, all summarised with amazing AI.
Join us as we explore exciting places, meet historical figures, discover amazing animals, and learn about cool science. Each article is packed with fun facts that will expand your knowledge and spark your curiosity.
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History & Ancient Sites
Time for Kids - 1.07.25
The History of Fireworks
Fireworks may seem like a very American tradition, especially on the 4th of July. But fireworks go back many years before the first American Independence Day celebration, which took place in 1777, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The earliest fireworks can be…
📜 Fireworks have a long history! They were first made about 2,000 years ago in China, using bamboo that popped when heated.
💥 The word “Baozhu” means “exploding bamboo”! People in China later added gunpowder and metal pieces to make the fireworks sparkle more during celebrations.
🌍 Fireworks spread to Europe in the 1200s, and when people moved to North America, they brought fireworks with them!
🎇 America’s first big July 4th party was in 1777. People fired cannons and used fireworks to celebrate independence, just like Founding Father John Adams hoped!
🚫 Fireworks can be dangerous! So it's safest to let experts handle them. You can still enjoy watching a cool fireworks show with your family!
💥 The word “Baozhu” means “exploding bamboo”! People in China later added gunpowder and metal pieces to make the fireworks sparkle more during celebrations.
🌍 Fireworks spread to Europe in the 1200s, and when people moved to North America, they brought fireworks with them!
🎇 America’s first big July 4th party was in 1777. People fired cannons and used fireworks to celebrate independence, just like Founding Father John Adams hoped!
🚫 Fireworks can be dangerous! So it's safest to let experts handle them. You can still enjoy watching a cool fireworks show with your family!
Travel
7 must-visit ancient sites everyone should see
From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in Jordan to the everyday Roman lives revealed by Pompeii, ancient sites are among the world’s most inspiring destinations. Here are seven must-visits for your travel list.
🛕 Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. Massive ancient structures built 4,000 years ago, with the iconic Sphinx nearby. An incredible glimpse into Egypt's storied past.
🌄 Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Largest temple in the world, hidden in the jungle. Magical at sunrise.
🏛️ Acropolis, Greece. Ancient city on a hill in Athens, birthplace of democracy.
🌋Pompeii, Italy. An entire Roman city was frozen in time by a volcano! You can walk through streets and see old houses, bread, and even people.
🏜️ Petra, Jordan. A city carved into red rock cliffs! You walk through a canyon and suddenly boom! there’s a palace made of stone.
⛰️Machu Picchu, Peru A hidden city way up in the mountains! The ancient Incas built it with stones so perfectly that nothing could fit between them. ☁️
Fun Facts
- The largest firework ever launched was in Colorado in 2020 and weighed as much as a small car about 2,800 pounds!
- The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years until Lincoln Cathedral was built in England in 1311!
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Sports News
🎾 She was beaten by the world number one, Aryna Sabalenka, even though Emma tried her best and came close to winning both sets.
👏 Even though she lost, Emma said she gave it her all and was happy she made it so tough for her strong opponent.
💪 Sabalenka said Emma made her fight for every point and she thinks Emma will be back in the top 10 players!
👏 Even though she lost, Emma said she gave it her all and was happy she made it so tough for her strong opponent.
💪 Sabalenka said Emma made her fight for every point and she thinks Emma will be back in the top 10 players!
🎾Sonay Kartal, is still in the tournament! Sonay won her match and made it to the fourth round. She’s the only British girl left playing in singles!
🙌 He’s the last British man in the singles tournament and just won a big match to reach the round of sixteen.
🎉There will be more matches with juniors, wheelchair players, and 14 & under competitions starting soon!
🙌 He’s the last British man in the singles tournament and just won a big match to reach the round of sixteen.
🎉There will be more matches with juniors, wheelchair players, and 14 & under competitions starting soon!
🕊️ A sad thing happened: A famous football player named Diogo Jota, who played for Liverpool and Portugal, died in a car accident in Spain. His brother, who was also a footballer, passed away too.
🌹 Fans are showing love: People have been bringing flowers, shirts, and cards to Liverpool’s stadium to remember him and say goodbye.
⚽ He was a football star: Diogo played for big teams like Wolverhampton and Liverpool. He scored lots of goals and helped Liverpool win trophies!
🤝 His friends and teammates miss him: Players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk said he was a great friend and teammate. Everyone is very sad he's gone.
💬 It’s okay to feel upset: If this news makes you feel sad or confused, talk to a grown-up you trust. Sharing your feelings helps you feel better.
🌹 Fans are showing love: People have been bringing flowers, shirts, and cards to Liverpool’s stadium to remember him and say goodbye.
⚽ He was a football star: Diogo played for big teams like Wolverhampton and Liverpool. He scored lots of goals and helped Liverpool win trophies!
🤝 His friends and teammates miss him: Players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk said he was a great friend and teammate. Everyone is very sad he's gone.
💬 It’s okay to feel upset: If this news makes you feel sad or confused, talk to a grown-up you trust. Sharing your feelings helps you feel better.
Fun Facts
- Tennis balls at Wimbledon are kept at exactly 68°F (20°C) to ensure they bounce perfectly during matches!
- The first World Cup was held in 1930 and was won by Uruguay, who defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final match!
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Animal Kingdom
Great white sharks used to live around Seal Island in South Africa, but now they’re gone! No one knows for sure why, but scientists think it might be because of killer whales or because They were hunted with nets.
🐟When the sharks disappeared, other animals changed their behaviour. Seals became braver and swam in groups, and a new shark called the sevengill shark started showing up more often.
📉The animals that the seals and sevengill sharks eat started to disappear. This showed that without great whites for balance, the ocean ecosystem is different.
📷Scientists used cameras and watched the ocean for over 20 years! They saw how things changed before and after the sharks vanished like a sea mystery adventure.
🌊Some people are working on ways to protect sharks without hurting other sea creatures. They want to stop using harmful nets and try things like using drones or fake kelp forests to keep everyone safe.
🦎 New Gecko Found!
Scientists found a new type of gecko called the Kamping Poi bent toed gecko in Cambodia!
🪨 They Live in Rocky Hills
These geckos were hiding in limestone hills with caves and underground streams!
🔍 It Might Be FOUR Geckos!
Even though they all look similar, scientists think these geckos might actually be four different species!
🌙 Spotted Night Gecko!
They also found a leaf toed gecko that comes out at night and has little spots like a leopard!
⚠️ Must Be Protected!
These geckos are super rare and may disappear if we don’t protect their homes from mining and too many tourists.
Scientists found a new type of gecko called the Kamping Poi bent toed gecko in Cambodia!
🪨 They Live in Rocky Hills
These geckos were hiding in limestone hills with caves and underground streams!
🔍 It Might Be FOUR Geckos!
Even though they all look similar, scientists think these geckos might actually be four different species!
🌙 Spotted Night Gecko!
They also found a leaf toed gecko that comes out at night and has little spots like a leopard!
⚠️ Must Be Protected!
These geckos are super rare and may disappear if we don’t protect their homes from mining and too many tourists.
Fun Facts
- Great white sharks can detect a single drop of blood in 25 gallons (100 liters) of water and can sense even tiny amounts of blood up to 3 miles (5 kilometers) away!
- Geckos can stick to almost any surface because they have millions of tiny hair-like structures on their toes that create a special force called "van der Waals force" they could even climb up smooth glass upside down!
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Food Stories
🥗 The Caesar Salad Isn’t from a Roman Emperor!
Even though it’s called Caesar salad, it wasn’t made by Julius Caesar! It was invented by a chef named Caesar Cardini in Mexico in 1924 on a very busy day when the restaurant was low on food!
👨🍳 It Was Made with Leftovers and a Show
Chef Caesar grabbed what he had left, lettuce, eggs, garlic, lemon, and cheese and made a salad right in front of the guests. It was so fun and tasty, people loved it!
🎥 Movie Stars Made It Famous
Famous actors and even a food TV star came to try the salad. It became super popular in America and around the world!
🍋 It’s All About the Ingredients
The real Caesar salad has romaine lettuce, crunchy garlic croutons, and a special dressing with egg yolks, anchovies, mustard, lemon, and parmesan cheese.
🍴 You Can Still Try It in Cool Places
Some restaurants still make it the old-fashioned way in front of you! You can try special versions in Tijuana, San Diego, or LA with fun twists like spicy salt or grilled lemon!
Even though it’s called Caesar salad, it wasn’t made by Julius Caesar! It was invented by a chef named Caesar Cardini in Mexico in 1924 on a very busy day when the restaurant was low on food!
👨🍳 It Was Made with Leftovers and a Show
Chef Caesar grabbed what he had left, lettuce, eggs, garlic, lemon, and cheese and made a salad right in front of the guests. It was so fun and tasty, people loved it!
🎥 Movie Stars Made It Famous
Famous actors and even a food TV star came to try the salad. It became super popular in America and around the world!
🍋 It’s All About the Ingredients
The real Caesar salad has romaine lettuce, crunchy garlic croutons, and a special dressing with egg yolks, anchovies, mustard, lemon, and parmesan cheese.
🍴 You Can Still Try It in Cool Places
Some restaurants still make it the old-fashioned way in front of you! You can try special versions in Tijuana, San Diego, or LA with fun twists like spicy salt or grilled lemon!
🍔 Burgers came from Germany!
Even though we love eating burgers on the Fourth of July, they actually started in Germany and before that, ancient Rome made something similar with meat and nuts!
🌭 Hot dogs are from Germany too!
German people brought sausages to the U.S., and one guy even put them in a bun so people didn’t need plates! Now we eat millions of hot dogs every July 4th.
🥔 Potato salad started in Peru and got yummy in Germany!
Potatoes were first grown in Peru, but Germans made one of the first potato salads. Later, Americans added things like mayo, eggs, and pickles to make it even tastier!
🍺 Beer is super old!
Beer has been around for thousands of years. Even George Washington made it! People drink it a lot during July 4th celebrations now.
🎆 Most Fourth of July food came from other countries!
Even though we think burgers, hot dogs, and potato salad are "American," they actually came from all over the world but now they're part of our big party!
Even though we love eating burgers on the Fourth of July, they actually started in Germany and before that, ancient Rome made something similar with meat and nuts!
🌭 Hot dogs are from Germany too!
German people brought sausages to the U.S., and one guy even put them in a bun so people didn’t need plates! Now we eat millions of hot dogs every July 4th.
🥔 Potato salad started in Peru and got yummy in Germany!
Potatoes were first grown in Peru, but Germans made one of the first potato salads. Later, Americans added things like mayo, eggs, and pickles to make it even tastier!
🍺 Beer is super old!
Beer has been around for thousands of years. Even George Washington made it! People drink it a lot during July 4th celebrations now.
🎆 Most Fourth of July food came from other countries!
Even though we think burgers, hot dogs, and potato salad are "American," they actually came from all over the world but now they're part of our big party!
Fun Facts
- The original Caesar salad didn't have anchovies in the dressing! Chef Cardini used Worcestershire sauce instead, which contains a small amount of anchovy. Whole anchovy fillets were added later as the recipe evolved!
- Americans eat approximately 150 million hot dogs on the 4th of July each year enough to stretch from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles more than five times!
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Space Exploration
🌠 Astronomers found a super fast space object called 3l/ATLAS zooming through our Solar System!
🧊 It’s a big icy comet like a giant space snowball that’s about 6 to 12 miles long!
🚀 It’s not from our Solar System it came from far, far away and is only the third visitor like this we’ve ever seen.
🌞 3l/ATLAS will fly past Mars and the Sun, but don’t worry it won’t come close to Earth!
🔭 Scientists are excited because studying this comet might teach us more about life deep in space!
🧊 It’s a big icy comet like a giant space snowball that’s about 6 to 12 miles long!
🚀 It’s not from our Solar System it came from far, far away and is only the third visitor like this we’ve ever seen.
🌞 3l/ATLAS will fly past Mars and the Sun, but don’t worry it won’t come close to Earth!
🔭 Scientists are excited because studying this comet might teach us more about life deep in space!
BBC Newsround - 4.07.25
First Michelin-starred gourmet meal to be served in space in 2026
French astronaut Sophie Adenot has teamed up with a top chef to come up with a list of very fancy starters, mains and desserts to look forward to on her mission on the International Space Station. So we want to know what delicious treats you'd dine on in space - let us know!
🍲 Astronaut Sophie is going to space with fancy food! Instead of boring space meals, she’s bringing yummy dishes made by a famous chef.
🧑🚀She’ll eat things like lobster soup & chocolate cream! That’s way fancier than freeze dried space food, right?
🍽️ Space food has to follow special rules. It can’t be messy, heavy, or go bad quickly, it has to last for long!
🫶 Sophie says sharing food helps astronauts become better friends. Everyone gets to taste each other’s favourite meals and learn about their cultures.
❓ What meal would YOU choose to eat in space? A cheesy pizza? Pancakes? Ice cream? Let your imagination blast off! 🚀
Fun Facts
- Comets are sometimes called "dirty snowballs" because they're made of ice, dust, and rocky material. When they get close to the sun, the ice turns to gas creating the beautiful tail that can stretch for millions of miles!
- The first food eaten in space was applesauce, consumed by astronaut John Glenn in 1962. He squeezed it from an aluminum tube, similar to toothpaste!
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Test Your Knowledge Quiz
1
Where were the fireworks first invented?
A) Japan
B) China
C) Italy
D) United States
2
Which ancient site has exactly 365 steps, one for each day of the year?
A) Pyramids of Giza
B) Machu Picchu
C) Chichén Itzá
D) Angkor Wat
3
Who invented the Caesar salad?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Caesar Cardini
C) Caesar Augustus
D) Caesar Milan
4
What is 3l/ATLAS?
A) A new space telescope
B) A comet from outside our Solar System
C) A new planet discovered by NASA
D) A satellite launched by the UK
5
Where was the new species of gecko discovered?
A) Australia
B) Brazil
C) Cambodia
D) Madagascar
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Amazing Fun Facts!
Space Exploration Surprise!
Astronauts grow about 2 inches taller in space! Without gravity compressing their spine, they temporarily stretch out but shrink back to normal when they return to Earth.
Ancient Wonders
The Great Wall of China is so long that if you laid all its bricks end to end, they would circle the Earth's equator twice! It's over 13,000 miles long.
Animal Kingdom
Geckos can run on water! The tiny lizards use a combination of surface tension, slapping motions, and air bubbles to perform this amazing trick.
Food Stories
The world's largest pizza was 13,580 square feet in size that's bigger than three basketball courts! It was made in Rome, Italy in 2012.
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Quiz Answers
1-B) China; Fireworks were first made about 2,000 years ago in China using bamboo that popped when heated!
2- C) Chichén Itzá; The Mayan pyramid has 365 steps, just like the days of the year!
3- B) Caesar Cardini; He was a chef who invented it in Mexico in 1924 when his restaurant was running low on food!
4- B) A comet from outside our Solar System It's a big icy comet about 6 to 12 miles long that came from far away!
5- C) Cambodia; Scientists found the Kamping Poi bent toed gecko in limestone hills with caves and underground streams!
How many did you get right? If you got 8-10 correct, you're a News Superhero! If you got 5-7 correct, you're a Rookie Rescue Hero!! If you got 1-4 correct, you're a Hero in Training!
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