The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write your answers in the space provided. 1. What planet is NASA's Curiosity rover planning to explore? * Mars: it tries to find "life" on the planet. 2. In what mountain range are some Peruvians coating rocks white? * Andes. By painting white on the rocks, the mountain could get less hit from the sun. 3. W..
First up, today, A cermony in Bagdhad honors American and Iraqi forces. It happened in a palace that once belonged to Sadam Hussein, Iraq's former dictatar who was forced out of power by the war that started in 2003. The ceremony paid tribute to the sacrfices and the accomplishments that U.S and Iraqi troops have made during that war. U.S. vice presient was there. He said that troops from the tw..
Q. Why did some public-sector workers go on strike in the United Kingdom? The British government plans to cut its spending on public secotors including pension systems. Public workers such as police officers, school teachers and transportation workers are vulnerable to the cutbacks. The pension is the money they'll get after retire. Q. How have these strikes affected services there? First, many ..