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France Fights Bedbugs Before 2024 Olympics

NFK Editors — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:30:16 +0000

People in Paris, France are growing concerned about a problem that has worried people for centuries: bedbugs. With more and more reports of bedbugs being found, politicians are starting to worry about getting rid of the insects before Paris holds the 2024 Olympics next summer.

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Danish Man Visits Every Country Without Flying

NFK Editors — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 06:30:55 +0000

Torbjorn ("Thor") Pedersen is a Danish traveler who recently finished a trip around the world. But this wasn't just any trip. Mr. Pedersen spent nearly 10 years visiting every country in the world – and he did it all without flying.

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Teen Completes Bike Trip From Alaska to Argentina

NFK Editors — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:30:03 +0000

Liam Garner was just 17 years old when he started out on his big adventure - a 20,000 mile (32,000 kilometer) bike trip from Alaska to Argentina. In early January, he finally finished his trip, 17 months after he started.

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Thomas Cook Closes, 600,000 Tourists Stuck

NFK Editors — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 11:30:31 +0000

Thomas Cook, a travel company that ran tours and had its own airline and hotels, has suddenly gone out of business, leaving around 600,000 tourists with no way to get home.

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Lightsail 2 Uses Sun’s Light to Sail

NFK Editors — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:30:55 +0000

The LightSail 2 project has used a special "solar sail" to change the path of a small satellite going around the Earth. Bill Nye, the leader of the group behind the project, calls this "sailing on sunbeams."

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A Roundup of Recent Air Travel News

NFK Editors — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:30:01 +0000

Airplanes and airlines have been making the headlines lately - sometimes for unpleasant reasons and sometimes for funny ones. NFK takes a look at a few of the air travel stories in the news recently.

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Round the World Charlie Makes It Home

NFK Editors — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 11:15:07 +0000

Charlie Condell has finished a record-setting bike trip around the world. The 18-year-old completed the trip in just 248 days in spite of having his bicycle stolen partway through the trip.

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Hello Kitty Train Starts in Japan

NFK Editors — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 07:53:46 +0000

A train company in Japan has created a Hello Kitty Train that they hope will make more people want to travel. The special pink bullet train started running yesterday.

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Teen Helps Blind & Deaf Man on Plane

NFK Editors — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:59:15 +0000

A teenager was able to make life easier for a blind and deaf man recently by speaking to him in sign language on a long flight across the country.

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Don’t Skip School in Germany!

NFK Editors — Fri, 25 May 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Last week, some German parents who took their kids out of school early were stopped by police at the airport. The police made reports on students who didn't have permission to miss school.

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