Nashville, US
Tornadoes tearthrough Tennessee
Aseries of tornadoes ripped through Nashville,Tennessee,
US, and the surrounding area on 3March, leaving 25 people
dead.Atornado isarotati ng column of airthat starts in
the clouds andreaches down to the ground. Theycanreach
speeds of up to 300mph and form when hot air rises quickly
from the ground and mixes withcold air that isfalling. The
tornadoes destroyed houses and flippedcars.
Chile
InternationalWomen’sDay is celebrated
Thousands of women across South Americatook to the
streets on InternationalWomen’ sDay,on8March. In Chile,
around 200,000 people across thecountry chanted slogans
asking the government for equal rights and for more
protection against violencetowards women. Huge protests
werealso held in Argentina, Brazil,Colombia and Mexico.
Trentino,Italy
Farmersonangry-bearalert
Abrown bear hasraided beehives and broken
into barns in theTrentinoregion of Italy.Heis
nicknamedPapillon andrece ntly wokefrom
his hibernation (when an animal sleeps for a
long time during winter to save energy). Last
year ,Papillonkilled several animals including
sheep and donkeys.Forest rangers aresaid to
be closely monitoring the situation to work out
what to do about therampaginganimal.US
Democratsdowntothe final three
Threecandidates areleft in therace to be theDemocratic
Party’snominee for the US presidential election. At the
beginning of March, Michael Bloombergand Elizabeth
Warren dropped out. This left Joe Biden, who has the most
support;Bernie Sanders, who is Biden’sclosestcompetitor;
and Tulsi Gabbard. The winner will be announced in July.
Whoever wins will takeonthe Republicancandidate, who is
likely to be President DonaldTrump,inN ovember’selection.
West Africa
UNto protectchimpanzees
The United Nations (UN) has announced
aplan to protect the cultural traditions
of chimpanzees in west Africa. The UN
is an organisation of 193countries that
work together on human rights, peace
and the environment. The chimpanzees
in Guinea, IvoryCoast and Liberia are
the only ones known to use stones as
hammers to crack nuts. Someexperts
think they have been doing it for at
least 4,300 years and pass the skill
down to their young. The UNwants to
protect this behaviour,and as aresult,
governments must ensurenobuilding
projects interferewith the chimps.
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Bernie Sanders (left)
and Joe Biden (right).6 The Week Junior• 14 March