News articles in simplified English for language learners
Klaus Rosmanitz The largest iceberg in the world, A-23a, has started moving into the open ocean. In the 1980s large areas of ice broke off from West Antarctica. While other icebergs were much smaller A-23a was the largest in size. However, it was stuck on the ocean floor for more than 30 years. Some months ago A-23a … Read more
Former American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died at the age of 100. Kissinger was a German-born Jewish refugee who served under two presidents : Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. In the 1970s, Kissinger influenced US politics and world affairs. He travelled to Israel and Arab countries repeatedly in an attempt to bring peace to … Read more
The air quality in India’s capital Delhi has reached dangerous levels – over 100 times higher than normal.For years Greater Delhi, with its 25 million people, has been regarded the world’s most polluted city. The city’s government has taken measures to combat air pollution. Schools were closed, construction that was not essential was stopped, people … Read more
Researchers are now warning that too much salt can increase the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. We already know that consuming too much salt may lead to other diseases, including heart problems and high blood pressure. In a recent British study, 400 000 participants were monitored over a twelve year period. 13,000 developed diabetes. … Read more
Daylight saving time starts in March when people turn clocks forward by an hour, so that they can enjoy more daylight during the summer months. In Europe people set their clocks forward an hour on the last weekend in March and set them back on the last weekend in October.North America starts two weeks earlier … Read more
The British Museum in London has announced that it is planning to make digital copies of all of its objects. The process of digitizing millions of artifacts will take about 5 years. The announcement comes after the museum admitted that 2000 artifacts were missing from its vast collection. About 250 had already been recovered. According … Read more
Lionel Messi, Argentinean football superstar has won the Ballon d’Or, an award given to the best player, for a record eighth time. He won his first prize in 2009 . Messi, 36, now plays in Major League Soccer for Inter Miami, but he received the award for his outstanding performance at the 2022 World Cup, … Read more
According to a new survey, women cook twice as much as men. During the pandemic more men cooked at home, but last year the gap between men and women preparing meals in the kitchen grew. On average women cook almost 9 meals a week, compared to 4 for men. However, there are many differences, depending … Read more