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Period: 2018 BCE to
March week 2 news timespan
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Teacher's Blackboard Makes Computer Screen Come Alive
Teaching children how to use a computer without using a computer to demonstrate is a reality for many. One teacher in Ghana takes up his chalk and goes to workRichard Akoto is a teacher at the Betenase M/S Junior High School in Kumashi, a city that is 250 miles away from Accra, Ghana's capital city.
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Red Sea Islands Go from Egypt to Saudi Arabia
A pair of Red Sea islands will now be owned by Saudi Arabia, after Egypt's top court swept away all legal challenges.The two countries agreed to the transfer of Sanafir and Tiran in 2016, but opponents of the move lodged legal challenges. A decision by the Supreme Administrative Court against the move was in opposition to a decision by the Court of Urgent Matters.
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Found Footage Shows Aftermath of 1906 SF Quake
Marine explorers have located the remains of the USS Lexington, one of America's first aircraft carriers. The carrier, sunk by Japanese forces during the 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, now rests nearly two miles below the surface, 500 miles off the coast of Australia.
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A Few Troubles as Iditarod Begins
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will kick off under a cloud, and it's not the weather. First, about the weather: The race will run the southern route, which is 13 miles longer than the northern route, for the first time since 2013.
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USS Lexington Wreckage Found off Australia
Marine explorers have located the remains of the USS Lexington, one of America's first aircraft carriers. The carrier, sunk by Japanese forces during the 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, now rests nearly two miles below the surface, 500 miles off the coast of Australia.
Read more at:
( http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/currentevents.htm#EwOTO6iI4PAa7QdY.99)
