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WorldNews Network

World News Network

For Students 9th - 10th
The World News Network covers topics from all over the globe, including business, economy, entertainment, sports, and more.
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WorldNews Network

World News Network

For Students 9th - 10th
The World News Network covers topics from all over the globe, including business, economy, entertainment, sports, and more.
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BBC

Bbc News: Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This guide to climate change contains numerous BBC resources and scientific evidence for global warming.
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Other

Planet Ark: World Environmental News

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: The Global Warming Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
From the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer this site is regularly updated with the most recent news on global warming. Also offers links to related topics.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 9 8 14 : Italian Adventurer to Live on Iceberg Until It Melts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about how Alex Bellini plans to live on an iceberg in order to draw attention to the issue of global warming.
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Choices Program, Brown University

Brown University: Choices Program: Teaching With the News

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Brown University's Choices Program provides a plethora of resources for teachers to use current and historical events to bring the real world into the classroom. A variety of topics covering global and foreign issues and policies.
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BBC

Bbc News: Country Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Find full profiles of countries around the globe including history, politics, economic background, and more. Audio and video clips are also available.
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BBC

Bbc News: An Animated Journey Through the Earth's Climate History

For Students 9th - 10th
A narrated journey through the last 800,000 years of the Earth's climate, accompanied by images and graphs. A text-only version is also available. (Published 3 Dec. 2009)
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Other

The International Press Institute

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The International Press Institute describes itself as "a global network of journalists, editors and media executives, dedicated to freedom of the press and improving the standards and practises of journalism." To that end, this site...
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Other

Harvest

For Students 9th - 10th
The Global News Village from the University of Illinois provides three modules to better interpret news media from around the world. The first module exams the importance of world news from global sources and to not use the US media as...
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: I Pad News

For Students 9th - 10th
A website with 22 links plus a quiz to use while learning the basics of using an iPad. Topics addressed include iPad News, All About the iPad, iPad Settings, Apple Apps, and Extras.
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BBC

Bbc News: The Global Spread of Hiv

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from BBC News provides a clickable map of the world which shows the spread of the HIV infection. When you click on an area, you will also get a more detailed map with information on the spread of HIV over time.
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BBC

Bbc News: Africa's Economy: Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the issue of poverty in Africa. Four maps show the levels of poverty, debt, aid, and trade for each country in Africa.
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WorldNews Network

The World News Network

For Students 9th - 10th
WorldNews.com is an online news resource that gathers the top headlines from around the world. Content is supplied from a variety of well renowned news sources.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: This Tiny Iron Fish May Help Prevent Global Anemia

For Students 5th - 8th
Article reports on the creation of a fish made of iron that may help prevent anemia. Includes video.
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Other

Global Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site containing information, links, educational tools, and networks discussing global issues.
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New York Times

New York Times: International

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times is an internationally recognized daily newspaper published in New York City, New York. Content of the international section includes top news and issues from around the world, special...
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New York Times

New York Times: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site is the online version of the New York Times, which provides coverage of important news stories from both the United States and abroad.
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CNN

Cnn

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is news site features daily world and US news, weather, business, sports, technology, space, health, entertainment, politics, law, travel, food, arts and style, books, and an in-depth section. Includes video.
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PBS

Pbs Frontline World: Stories From a Small Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
News stories are expanded to include analysis and world-wide ramifications. Students can click on a region to browse current stories.
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Other

The Ecology Global Network

For Students 9th - 10th
Ecology.com is a great ecology resource. Providing clubs, links, news, information, quotes, shopping, and much, much more.
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USA Today

Usa Today

For Students 9th - 10th
USA Today is a national newspaper providing the latest news, issues, and events in the U.S. and the world. Content includes breaking headlines, sports and business coverage, national weather, politics, and more.
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New York Times

New York Times: Science

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times maintains daily coverage of the latest in environmental news, including geology, global warming, wildlife and earthquakes.