The Week Junior - USA (2021-11-12)

November 12, 2021 •The Week Junior 7

Around the world

Tongatapu, Tonga

First case of Covid-19 recorded

The remote nation of Tonga, an archipelago (group of islands) in

the Pacifi c Ocean, recorded its fi rst case of Covid-19 on October

29. A vaccinated passenger fl ying back from New Zealand tested
    positive on arrival. The island Tongatapu, where a majority of the
    population live , was put on lockdown for a week. Tonga is one of
    the last nations to report a case of the virus.

Iwo Jima, Japan

Ghost ships rise to the surface

Volcano tremors have caused sunken ships from World War

Two (1939–1945) to rise to the ocean’s surface near a Japanese

island. The volcanic Mount Surabachi’s rumbles pushed up 24

ghost ships from the ocean fl oor. A ghost ship is one that doesn’t

have a living crew. Scientists think the tremors indicate the

volcano might soon erupt. Japan has more than 100 volcanoes

and experiences many volcanic eruptions each year.

Treviso, Italy

“Father of tiramisu” dies

Ado Campeol, known as “the father of tiramisu,”

has died at age 93. Campeol owned a restaurant

where his wife, Alba, and chef Roberto Linguanotto

invented the dessert by accident. After Linguanotto

dropped mascarpone cheese into a bowl of sugar

and eggs, he and Alba added sponge cake, coff ee,

and cocoa and named the creation tiramisu.

Guangzhou, China

Plans for a fl ying car are unveiled

XPeng, a company that makes electric vehicles, has revealed

its plans for a fl ying car. XPeng said its car will be ready

to drive on the road or fl y in the sky in 2024. A special

mechanism will convert the vehicle from a car to a fl ying

machine. It will also be fi tted with a system that checks the

weather and environment to determine whether it’s safe to

take off. XPeng plans to sell the car for about $157,.

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New Zealand

Bat beats birds

A very rare and tiny bat has won

New Zealand’s annual Bird of the

Year competition. Because there

are only two bat species native

to New Zealand, the organizers

did not want to create a separate

competition just for bats. Some

people on social media have

questioned the bat’s inclusion

in a bird competition. However,

the long-tailed, thumb-sized bat,

known as the pekapeka-tou-roa,

won by 3,000 votes.

The famous

dessert

A future

fl ying car

Tongatapu

island, Tonga

Ships reappear

from the ocean fl oor.

A pekapeka-

tou-roa bat