News articles in simplified English for language learners
Klaus Rosmanitz Scientists have now discovered in detail how the ancient Egyptians made their mummies. They found out what ingredients they used and how they applied them on different body parts. An excavation site discovered in 2016 has revealed old pots from an embalming room that dates back to about 600 B.C. The pots had labels with … Read more
El Salvador has opened a new prison for 40,000 inmates, one of the largest in the world. It has been built to help the country’s overpopulated prisons. The Terrorist Confinement Center, 70 km from the capital, has 37 guard towers and 8 cell blocks. It is said to be among the safest in Latin America. … Read more
A green comet has passed Earth for the first time in 50,000 years. The comet, C/2022 EF(ZTF) , was discovered by astronomers almost a year ago. It turned around the sun two weeks ago and passed the earth at a distance of about 26 million miles (42 million km). The core of the comet is … Read more
The last Boeing 747 jumbo jet has left the factory in Seattle and is now owned by an American cargo company. The famous airplane, often called the Queen of the Skies, was produced for over 50 years. The first jet left the production lines in 1969. The 747 was a revolutionary airplane with four engines. … Read more
A new study shows that students around the world lost about a third of a year’s learning due to the COVID pandemic. 15 countries were examined, most of them in the western world. During the first year of the pandemic, many countries closed down their schools in an attempt to slow the spreading of the … Read more
Australia’s Central Bank has announced that the country is removing the picture of the British monarch from their banknotes. The new 5 dollar bill is to show an image of an indigenous person or piece of art instead of the British King Charles III. Australia’s other banknotes have already substituted the Queen’s portrait with other … Read more
Rubik’s Cube is a 3-D puzzle game that became famous at the beginning of the 1970s. It was invented by Hungarian designer and professor, Ernö Rubik. At first, he used the cube to teach his students about logical movements. They were thrilled and realized that solving the puzzle was actually fun. A few years later, … Read more
Rishi Sunak has been chosen by Members of Parliament to become Britain’s next Prime Minister. At 42, he is the youngest head of government in over 200 years. Sunak is the first British Prime Minister who has Asian origins. Sunak won the leadership battle of the Conservative Party after Liz Truss had resigned, being only … Read more