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Moo Deng Draws Attention to Endangered Species

NFK Editors — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 06:30:37 +0000

A baby pygmy hippo named Moo Deng has become a huge internet star. Videos and pictures of Moo Deng have made her famous online, and have drawn thousands of people to the zoo in Thailand where she lives. The zoo hopes her fame can help bring attention to her endangered species.

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Mount Kilimanjaro Gets Internet Service

NFK Editors — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:30:03 +0000

The government of Tanzania has set up a high-speed internet service on Mount Kilimanjaro. The government says the service will promote safety for climbers. But it will also allow people to post selfies as they work their way up Africa's tallest mountain.

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Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44 Billion

NFK Editors — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 06:30:16 +0000

The world's richest person, Elon Musk, has reached a deal to buy Twitter, one of the world's largest social media sites, for $44 billion. Mr. Musk says he wants to protect "free speech", but many people worry about actions he may take as Twitter's owner.

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Satellite Internet Service Changes the World

NFK Editors — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 06:30:55 +0000

Starlink, a new satellite internet system from the company SpaceX, is changing the world more quickly than many people expected. The system can be very useful in remote areas and emergency situations, but it also presents several important problems.

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China Limits Online Gaming for Children

NFK Editors — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 06:30:34 +0000

China's government has made new rules limiting online gaming for children to three hours a week. The government says the move is meant to protect the health of children. It's just one of many recent steps China has taken to limit the effects of the internet.

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Google, Australia Fight Over Links to News Sites

NFK Editors — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 06:30:02 +0000

Australia's parliament is considering a bill that would force the search website Google to pay for showing links to Australian news websites. Google says if the bill isn't changed, the search company will stop working in Australia.

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For Real? Storm Alphabets, Mailing Litter, & an Old TV

NFK Editors — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 06:30:19 +0000

Among the more unusual news stories recently…the Atlantic has had so many hurricanes this year that a second alphabet is needed to name them, Thailand starts mailing tourists' litter back to them, & and old TV takes out the internet for a whole village.

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Microsoft’s Undersea Data Center Passes Test

NFK Editors — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:30:47 +0000

The computer company Microsoft recently ended an unusual experiment by pulling up a data center that has been serving internet requests from under the sea for the last two years. The company says the experiment was a success.

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Ransomware Hits Targets Around the World

NFK Editors — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 06:30:24 +0000

Criminals are targeting the computer systems of school districts, universities, banks, large businesses, and other groups around the world, locking up their computer files, and refusing to unlock them until they are paid.

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Internet – NewsForKids.net

Moo Deng Draws Attention to Endangered Species

Top Secret US Documents Leaked Online

Mount Kilimanjaro Gets Internet Service

Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44 Billion

Satellite Internet Service Changes the World

China Limits Online Gaming for Children

Google, Australia Fight Over Links to News Sites

For Real? Storm Alphabets, Mailing Litter, & an Old TV

Microsoft’s Undersea Data Center Passes Test

Ransomware Hits Targets Around the World