Innehållsförteckning för January 2022 / Issue 28 från News Bites

See this sign, listen online For those of you who like to listen to the news, we’ve recorded a number of articles from this month’s newspaper. When you see this audio icon placed on an image, it means you can go online (www.newsbitesmedia.com) and listen to that article read aloud. GATHER ING INTERES TING NEWS THAT CONNECTS YOUNG READERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD HI 2022 Hello, News Biters! Welcome to 2022 and another issue of News Bites! We hope you had a great month and enjoyed the festivities and celebrations that Christmas brings for many. Of course, the countdown already begins for the Year of the Tiger, which we cannot wait to celebrate. In the meantime, let us keep you busy with another packed issue of your favourite newspaper. For…

Digging Up Doug Colin and Donna Craig-Brown were weeding in their garden in New Zealand when Colin’s hoe struck something huge. They dug around it, thinking it was some kind of strange fungal growth. They couldn’t believe what they unearthed. It was a potato! But what a potato! Huge – and, it has to be said, fairly ugly. They named it Doug (because it was ‘dug’ up), and Colin built a small cart to tow it around. ‘We put a hat on him. We put him on Facebook, taking him for a walk, giving him some sunshine,’ he said. ‘It’s all a bit of fun. It’s amazing what entertains people.’ Doug is now a celebrity in New Zealand, and he’s likely to win global fame too. The current Guinness World…

Loud House Out now on Netflix Rated: PG Starring: Asher Bishop, David Tennant, Michelle Gomez Directed by: Dave Neeham If you are already a fan of the TV series The Loud House, you’re going to love the movie version that is now available to watch on Netflix. In it, we meet the Louds – quite possibly the largest family on television – as they set off from Michigan, US, on their holidays to Scotland. It turns out that when Lincoln and his 10 sisters ask their father to take a DNA test, the results reveal that their family is related to the Scottish Royal Family and that the royal castle is actually the Loud ancestral home. With the Louds being the Louds, nothing is straightforward – and the trip to…

LYKAN HYPERSPORT Maker: W Motors (Dubai) Model: Lykan Hypersport Years: 2013-2017 Fuel: Petrol Transmission: Six-speed manual or a seven-speed dual clutch Top speed: 395km/h Horsepower: 780HP Materials: The Lykan Hypersport features a carbon-fibre chassis BEHIND THE BADGE W Motors is the first luxury car manufacturer to operate in the Middle East. It was founded in Lebanon in 2012, but is now based in Dubai. To follow on from the Lykan Hypersport, the company started manufacturing the Fenyr SuperSport in 2019. 5 FAST FACTS 1. The Lykan Hypersport is one of the fastest cars in the world. Its V6 3.7-litre turbo-charged engine can accelerate from a standing start to 100km/h in just 2.7 seconds. 2. The Lykan is a very exclusive car. Just seven models were built between 2013 and 2017.…

Zebra Hello, young human person! I am a Burchell’s zebra which is a type of plains zebra. Plains zebras are known as common zebras. I am a herbivore – that is, I eat only grass and plants. The plains, of course, are flat grasslands. While I’m closely related to the horse and donkey, we are a different species. Family We zebras live in very close-knit family units. Each family has a male, called a stallion, five or six females, called mares, and several young zebras, called foals or colts. Families stick together within large herds, which sometimes consist of more than a thousand zebras. I live in Botswana, in southern Africa, but you will find plains zebras in many countries in southern and eastern Africa. Cool stripes We have beautiful…

The Wacky World of Sport Would you try this wacky sport? Have You Tried … eSports How can a sport involving someone sitting in a seat for hours on end while twiddling their thumbs be one of the fastest-growing sports in the world? Answer: when it’s eSports. Like other sports, competition is key as the gamers face off, trying to outdo one another in their chosen game. But, perhaps the most surprising aspect of all is that eSports is not as new as you would think. In fact, it can be traced back to 1972, when a tournament took place at Stanford University, USA, featuring the game Spacewar! Back then, tournaments were decided by high scores, as multiplayer games hadn’t been invented. In the early 1990s, combat games such as…

More for you to enjoy on www.newsbitesmedia.com News Bites is a monthly newspaper for young and hungry minds – we can all agree on that. But what happens when you want seconds, or you’d love to keep reading, learning and engaging? Well, we’ve got good news for you – you simply head to the News Bites website where extra news, polls, puzzles, videos, quizzes, slideshows and audio clips await. It was built for you and you alone. This month, we see this as big news here at NB HQ, so go online and see for yourself. If quizzes are your thing, we’ve got plenty to keep you guessing. And if you’re a fan of videos and audio, look and listen no further. If you like to share your thoughts and…

Starbase is Coming! In the small town of Boca Chika, in Texas, USA, Elon Musk is busy building Starbase – the world’s first space airport. Elon has always talked about his intention to build a human colony on Mars, but first he needs to build a facility on Earth to help get people there. The plan is that by the end of 2026 – just five years from now – his ‘Super Heavy’ rockets and his ‘Starship’ shuttles will transport up to 100 people at a time to the red planet. Not only that, the rockets and shuttles will be programmed to land safely back on Earth at the end of a mission. 2026? Crikey! Bite Sized! Together, the ‘Starship’ shuttle pod and the ‘Superheavy’ rocket will form the largest…

E is for ECUADOR Official Name: Republic Of Ecuador Population: 17,093,159 (July 2021 estimate) Capital: Quito Area: 283,561km2 Highest point: Chimborazo (6,267m) Official Language: Spanish Ecuador is in the northwest of South America. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Colombia to the north and Peru to the east and south. Equator Ecuador gets its name from the equator, the imaginary line that divides the world into the northern and southern hemispheres. The equator runs through Ecuador, with most of the country lying in the southern hemisphere. Chimborazo Ecuador’s highest mountain is the volcano Chimborazo at 6,267 metres. Because the Earth is not a perfect sphere – it has a bulge at the equator – the top of Chimborazo is the world’s closest point to the sun and the…

Famous Feats of Engineering #27 Bird’s Nest Stadium Beijing National Stadium, officially called the National Stadium but also known as the Bird’s Nest, is a stadium in Beijing in China. It was designed and built as a venue for the 2008 Olympic Games, and hosted the Paralympics that year as well. The stadium was designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and Chinese architect Li Xinggang. Its design was inspired by the idea of a thread wrapped around a ball. While the stadium looks like a bird’s nest made from twigs placed together randomly, in fact the erection of the steel frame involved a very high level of engineering. Construction began in December 2003. Foundations were dug to a depth of around 37m below ground level to support the…

18th Century Breakthroughs In the 18th century, science went from strength to strength and its discoveries were gradually accepted by the public, and even admired. Astronomers had much greater freedom to follow their passion without being accused of being heretics who rejected religion and God. Navigation From around the late 17th century onwards, more and more ordinary people began to understand the practical uses of astronomy. One of those uses was in the navigation of ships. No one could deny that navigation was hugely important in what they considered to be the ‘real world’, rather than what was going on in the skies above them. Without ships and trading throughout the world, how could countries become wealthy? (Well, except by war and conquest – but trading was a far better…

January Sales A new year is upon us – and that means the soccer transfer window has reopened! Clubs will be frantically trying to strengthen their squads until the window shuts again on January 31. January is a more difficult window than the summer one, with clubs charging more money for their players, but there are still plenty of bargains to be had! Here are five players who could be on the move this month... Kylian Mbappé The World Cup winner is out of contract at the end of the season and can leave on a free transfer. Could Paris Saint-Germain let him leave early so they can receive a transfer fee? Real Madrid are waiting patiently. Anthony Martial Martial has grown frustrated at his lack of opportunities at Man…

Car Parts Needed! Many aspects of life have been disrupted since the COVID-19 pandemic began. But who would have thought it would be a challenge to build or buy a new car? In December, the Toyota Motor Company of Japan announced a halt in production at many of its factories because not enough parts are being received from Southeast Asian suppliers. This could mean about 9,000 less vehicles will be produced, including Lexus models and Land Cruisers. According to Toyota, which is the largest car producer by volume in the world, the production numbers were already down. This was due to supply chain disruptions that had affected parts coming from Malaysia and Vietnam. Demand is high, however, and the company still hopes to meet a goal of 9 million vehicles…

The Birth of Elvis Presley Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA. He had no brothers or sisters, and his parents Vernon and Gladys Presely were not well off. As a young boy, Elvis became interested in music and loved listening to the choir in his local church. His teacher entered him in a talent contest when he was only 10 years old. It was his first time singing in front of an audience. He sang the song ‘Old Shep', but only managed to finish in fifth place. He got his first guitar later that year. When Elvis was 13, the family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis lived for music and brought his guitar everywhere. He never learned to read music, but quickly picked up…

THINGS TO DO... 1. The UN International Year of Glass It might seem a bit unusual, but because glass is so important in all of our lives the United Nations has decided that 2022 should be the International Year of Glass! The celebrations will start with a two-day event at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and this will be followed by hundreds of events, including glass science and art festivals, taking place around the world throughout the year. Glass is useful in so many ways – it is used in medical devices, transporting the internet to people and producing green energy – that we simply could not survive without it. So, if that’s not reason enough to celebrate it, nothing is! THINGS TO WATCH... 2. Sing 2 Sing…

CROSSWORD TIME ACROSS 1 Charles Darwin’s famous book: On the Origin of ――――― (7) 3 Now the world’s tallest Ferris wheel -- the Dubai ――――(3) 5 Author of Clifford the Big Red Dog -- Norman ―――――(8) 9 Colin and Donna Craig-Brown are natives of this country (3,7) 11 World Record holder Julia Hawkins’ track and field enviceknnta(m9)e (9) 12 The highest mountain on Earth (5,7) 15 The ―――― hat was invented in Ecuador (6) 16 The world-famous river that runs through the city of London (6) 17 Sir William ――――: one of the greatest astronomers and telescope builders of the 18th century. (8) 18 The name of the world’s first space airport (8) 19 Cryptocurrency is money that only exists ―――― (6) DOWN 2 Toyota’s best-selling car (7) 4 In…

People Working in the Community A Dentist Do you like going to the dentist? Lots of people find it a little bit scary, but remember that a dentist is someone who wants to help people, by making sure they have healthy teeth and gums. A dentist’s job is to give us advice about how to take care of our teeth and gums. They also tell us all about making healthy choices with our diet. This is because the choices we make with our food can affect our teeth. Having a healthy mouth is an important part of having a healthy body, so dentists encourage us to have regular cleaning and check-ups. Dentists also do things like filling teeth, removing teeth (this is called an extraction), scraping plaque away and polishing…