Shadowing the newsreader

People made some new rules on Norway’s Svalbard islands.

They want eco-friendly tourism.

Transport makes a lot of CO2.

And climate change is melting the ice.

There was news about famous women from the past.

In Italy, experts cleaned an old painting by Artemisia Gentileschi.

She was a woman painter in the 17th century.

She earned a lot of money.

This was unusual.

Then, only men were artists.

In New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern left her job as prime minister.

Ardern became the country’s leader in 2017.

She was 37 years old.

She had a baby a year later.

Many people say she was a good prime minister.

In Gabon, smart cameras helped elephants.

This technology’s keeping the animals safe.

On Earth Day, Extinction Rebellion and other environment groups went onto the streets in London.

They wanted the government to listen.

They want rules to save the environment.

There were celebrations in London too.

King Charles III became Britain’s new monarch.

Many people travelled to London to be part of the coronation day events.

In Mexico, scientists are studying a special type of disease – ‘zoonoses’.

These diseases can move from animals into people.

The scientists want to stop another pandemic like Covid.

Musicians and space scientists don't often work together.

But a US national orchestra and NASA made a new piece of art about space.

Its name is 'Cosmic Cycles'.

Cosmic Cycles uses music and pictures from a space telescope.

Henry Dehlinger wrote the music.