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The Internet has tons of information but the articles printed there are not always easy to read.

This website is specially designed for learners of English.The articles are carefully chosen and rewritten, so that they can be more easily understood. Each article has a vocabulary list at the end. Presently there are a few hundred topics and special news articles in various categories.

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 In The News

• Hurricanes - As Hurricane Irene sweeps the northeastern coast of the United States we take a look at hurricanes and what causes them.
• The Berlin Wall - 50 years ago, on August 13, 1961 East German authorities started constructing a wall separating East from West Berlin
• 9/11 - The tenth anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks on America spark memorial events around the world.
• Osama bin Laden - Almost ten years after the 9/11 attacks on America, the world's prime terrorist has been killed in an attack in Pakistan
• Chernobyl - 25 Years After the Great Disaster , we take a look at the events that led to the nuclear catastrophe and the effects of the past decades.
• Nuclear Power - From the spliiting of an atom to the way atomic power stations work
• Earthquakes - As a devastating earthquake hits north-eastern Japan read about what causes earthquakes and why they happen in the Pacific region
• Tsunamis - Killer Waves endangered the whole Pacific region after a maginute 8.9 earthquake hit Japan
• Muammar Gaddafi - Revolutionary Leader of Libya - The 42 year old rule of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is coming to an end as protesters and rebel groups control much of the country.
• The Sudan Crisis - After over 50 years of fighting and civil unrest, Sudan may be separating into two states. After the January referendum over 99% of the population of southern Sudan want independence.
• Facebook - In the wake of the recent film Facebook - The Social Network we take a look at how this social network expanded over the past few years and what the secret of the Facebook hype is.