US
Trumpwithdrawsfromnucleartreaty
On 2August, the US withdrew from the Intermediate-Range
NuclearForces(INF) Treaty,which it signed with Russia in
- This agreement limited the development and testing
of nuclear weapons (extremely powerful bombs). The US
president, DonaldTrump,wants to makeanew agreement
on nuclear weapons. He said the INF isn’t working because
Russia has already broken the rules. Russia denies this.
Guarello Island, Chile
Massiveoil-spill clean-upunderway
Around 40,000 litres of diesel fuel have spilled into the
oceanoffthe coast of Guarello Island in southern Chile. The
fuel is thought to have leaked fromaminingcompany on
the Chileancoast, whichreported the spill to thecountry’s
navy.The navy has been sent to stop it spreading, and an
investigation has been launched into what happened.
Moscow,Russia
Protests in Russia’s capital
On 3August, policearrested morethan 1,
people ataprotest in Russia’scapital, Moscow.
The protestwasheld after the authorities said
some political leaderscould not stand in local
elections that aredue to takeplaceinSeptember.
Officials said thecandidates didn’t have the
correct signatures, but thecandidates, who
oppose the Russian government, say officials
aretrying to stop them from taking part.Bell Island, Canada
Oldexplosivesfound in thesea
The Canadian military has disposed of at least 82 unexploded
SecondWorld Warbombs that have been discovered in
shipwrecksoffthe coast of Bell Island, in Newfoundland and
Labrador.The wreckswereBritish and Canadian ships that
had been sunk by German boats during thewar, and they
areapopular spot for divers toexplore. The military has
removed at least half of theexplosives sofar, as part of
aplan to clear all bombs from Canadianwaters.
Around the world
South Africa
Newdinosaur
discoveredinmuseum
Abrand-new species of dinosaur
has been discovered after scientists
took acloser look at fossils held at
the Evolutionary Studies Institute in
Johannesburg, South Africa. The fossils
had been on display for 40 years and
wereidentified as being from the
speciesMassospondylus.They actually
belong toanew species, which has
beencalledNgwevu intloko,which
means grey skull in Xhosa,aSouth
African language. The dinosaur ate
plants and would have weighed 300
kilograms and stood four metres tall.Aprotester
is ar rested.Workers try to
clean up the oil spill.Ashipwreck off
the coast of Canada.US president
DonaldTrump.