It is hard to know which beaches will the seaweed affect and how it will affect tourism. Some beaches know how to solve the problem with the seaweed. Hotels are using special barriers. These barriers keep the seaweed from washing up on the beach. But some still make it through the barriers.

A recent report says that there are more clumps than usual coming from the ocean. They come from the Great Atlantis Sargassum Blob in the Atlantic Ocean. It is 8,000 kilometers long.

Difficult words: seaweed (a dark plant which grows in the sea), barrier (a long fence or wall which stops something from getting in), clump (a small group of things which are close together).

On May 6, a big ceremony takes place in London. Charles’s second wife Camilla becomes the queen. They wave to people from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Millions of people watch the ceremony on TV.

The royal family wants to show that they are modern. Some people think that the king and queen are important for meeting other leaders from different countries. Other people think that they are not important and cost too much money.

Difficult words: ceremony (a formal event which celebrates something), royal family (the king, queen, and other people who belong to their family).

This is the strongest action against the tobacco industry in years. But Australia already has one of the strictest smoking rules in the world. The government wants to ban vapes which taste like fruit. They have nice packaging. Teenagers like that. They think that vaping is not as dangerous as smoking cigarettes.  But experts warn of possible harm.

In the future, only pharmacies will sell vapes. But young people will not be allowed to buy them anyway.

Difficult words: tobacco industry (companies which make cigarettes), ban (to officially stop something), harm (something what can hurt you or make you sick).

Noh says that he is hungry. He takes the banana off the wall.  He eats it in front of people. They are surprised. Noh puts the peel back on the wall. Maurizio Cattelan is the artist. He puts a new banana on the wall every few days. He has no problem with what Noh does.

This is not the first time someone eats a banana from this artwork. In 2019, another person eats a banana from it at an exhibition in Miami.

Difficult words: artwork (a painting, sculpture, book, or another thing by an artist), peel (the skin of a fruit or vegetable), exhibition (an event where people can look at paintings, sculptures, or other things).

The report says that technology and digitalization will make some jobs go away and create new ones. Jobs like secretaries and bank tellers may not exist anymore because of computers. But there will be more jobs in AI, cybersecurity, and machine learning.

This means the job market will change a lot soon. People need to get ready for the future of jobs.

Difficult words: digitalization (using digital technologies in business), bank teller (a person who works in a bank and deals with cash), cybersecurity (keeping the internet and information safe).

Scientists take pictures of the footprints. They use the pictures to make a model. There’s a conference in London. The pictures and the model are shown there. Most of the footprints are children’s.

This is a great discovery. It gives us new information. We will understand history better.

Difficult words: amazing (rare and special), footprint (picture of a human foot in the ground), scientist (clever person who is an expert in something), model (small object that shows what something looks like), discovery (something which is found).

As a result, all countries want dollars. The value of the dollar is high. Import is cheaper. For the US, it means that the country imports more than it exports.  But the situation is changing. In 2001, 73% of the world’s reserves are in US dollars. Nowadays, it is only 58%. This decline gets faster when Russia attacks Ukraine. The US freezes Russia’s dollar assets.

Experts believe that no currency will replace the dollar soon. But the Chinese yuan and Japanese yen are getting stronger. Experts say that it is important to watch the situation closely.

Difficult words: reserve (a supply of something ready when someone needs it), currency (money), value (how expensive or important something is), asset (something what a person or organization owns).

Dillon saves 66 students when their school bus driver cannot drive anymore. A video shows the driver sending a message to officials. The driver is not feeling well. She faints. Dillon sees that. He quickly goes to the front. He takes control of the bus. The boy stops the bus and calls for help. We do not know why the driver gets sick. She never has any problems while driving before.

Dillon’s quick thinking and action stop a crash from happening. People in the town and officials praise Dillon. The boy does not feel like a hero. But his mom and dad are surprised and proud.

Difficult words: faint (to collapse), hero (a brave person), proud (when someone feels pleased with someone’s result or qualities).

There is a test in the nuclear plant. The test goes wrong. The plant explodes. It sends dangerous material into the air. It has an impact on all of Europe. 31 people die right away. A lot of people have to leave their homes. Some people say that up to 115,000 people died later.

The president of Ukraine says that Russia is using nuclear power plants to scare the world. Last year, Russian soldiers stay at the site for about one month. Last week, former workers and other people remember the day of the disaster. They light candles at the plant.

Difficult words: nuclear plant (a factory which makes electricity by breaking atoms), former (ex, past), disaster (a very dangerous or unpleasant event).

President Joe Biden wants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in 12 years. Officials will announce the rules for power plants this week. Gas power plants make up around 25% of the US carbon emissions. Power plants will use these technologies. Some companies may build new power plants. But it will be hard for them to compete with solar or wind power plants.

The new rules will work instead of the rules by Obama and Trump administrations.

Difficult words: power plant (a factory which makes electricity), compete (to try to be as good or better than someone else), solar (coming from the sun).