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Good News Stories! 25.09.2021

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Good News Stories! 25.09.2021

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Are you tired of only hearing bad news? Max will show you some positive news stories from around the world!

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Are you sick of bad news?

London’s largest taxi firm to go fully electric by 2023 with 4,000 EVs.

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What does EV stand for?

The company says it will spend £160 million ($219 million) to switch to EVs two years ahead of all other large private hire vehicle operators in London, including Uber.

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What would a simpler word for a "private hire vehicle" be?

‘Amazon of Europe’ is first UNESCO biosphere to cover five nations

"The new biosphere reserve covers an area of 700km and includes parts of Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Serbia. The basis of the biosphere is a route along the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers that wind through these five European nations."

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Does "biosphere" mean the area is protected or not protected?

A new game is teaching young people media literacy

internet literacy

literacy = the ability to read

"Algorithms built into websites like Facebook tend to favour more divisive, sensational news, this has had a negative effect on media literacy."

divisive and sensational

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Do you worry about fake news and internet literacy?

‘Rainbow colours and legs for days’: Australian fly species named after drag star RuPaul

entomologist

‘Rainbow colours and legs for days’: Australian fly species named after drag star RuPaul

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If an "entomologist" named the fly... what does an entomologist study?

‘Rainbow colours and legs for days’: Australian fly species named after drag star RuPaul

“It has a costume of shiny metallic rainbow colours, and it has legs for days. I think once (Ru) sees the fly she’ll realise it’s quite fierce and hopefully appreciate the name.”

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What does "legs for days" mean?

‘Rainbow colours and legs for days’: Australian fly species named after drag star RuPaul

“It has a costume of shiny metallic rainbow colours, and it has legs for days. I think once (Ru) sees the fly she’ll realise it’s quite fierce and hopefully appreciate the name.”

The first insect Bryan Lessard named after a pop culture icon was the Beyoncé fly – Scaptia beyonceae, in 2011.

‘Rainbow colours and legs for days’: Australian fly species named after drag star RuPaul

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London’s largest taxi firm to go fully electric by 2023 with 4,000 EVs.

The company says it will spend £160 million ($219 million) to switch to EVs two years ahead of all other large private hire vehicle operators in London, including Uber.

‘Amazon of Europe’ is first UNESCO biosphere to cover five nations

"The new biosphere reserve covers an area of 700km and includes parts of Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Serbia. The basis of the biosphere is a route along the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers that wind through these five European nations."

A new game is teaching young people media literacy

internet literacy

"Algorithms built into websites like Facebook tend to favour more divisive, sensational news, this has had a negative effect on media literacy."

divisive and sensational

‘Rainbow colours and legs for days’: Australian fly species named after drag star RuPaul

entomologist

‘Rainbow colours and legs for days’: Australian fly species named after drag star RuPaul

‘Rainbow colours and legs for days’: Australian fly species named after drag star RuPaul

“It has a costume of shiny metallic rainbow colours, and it has legs for days. I think once (Ru) sees the fly she’ll realise it’s quite fierce and hopefully appreciate the name.”

‘Rainbow colours and legs for days’: Australian fly species named after drag star RuPaul

“It has a costume of shiny metallic rainbow colours, and it has legs for days. I think once (Ru) sees the fly she’ll realise it’s quite fierce and hopefully appreciate the name.”

The first insect Bryan Lessard named after a pop culture icon was the Beyoncé fly – Scaptia beyonceae, in 2011.

‘Rainbow colours and legs for days’: Australian fly species named after drag star RuPaul

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