TRAVEL
Tomorrow will be another great day in the history of space flight when the SS Marstrek makes its first journey to Mars. The spaceship will carry passengers to the red planet in just 28 hours-three days faster than any other passenger flight!The spacecraft takes off at 10 o'clock in the morning and arrives the next day at 3o'clock in the afternoon (Mars time).
Among the passengers on this exciting first flight will be singer Marion Hyde and actor Karl
Costly. To begin with, there will only be one flight a week.
FOOD
Government ministers from over 50 countries are meeting on Monday next week to discuss stopping all meat production in their countries. One minister who will be at the meeting said yesterday, "We know how much people like eating meat. But the fact is that more and more people are becoming vegetarian. And, of course, we should think about the animals themselves. "
Animal rights groups say they are going there to celebrate, while many cattle farmers also plan to be there, to ask the ministers to think again about the plans.
SCIENCE
Sleep become unnecessary by 2050, say scientists. Instead of going to bed, all a person will have to do is put their hands up against a charger and rest for about half an hour. After that, they will not feel tired any more. Doing this once a day will be enough for most people to stay awake for 24 hours. The first human to test the device will be journalist Glenn Martin.
A. We also know that meat production is very bad for the environment. B. There will be a lot of demonstrators outside the building where the meeting is held. C. They are working on a device which will make sleep a thing of the past. D. They are going to start tests next month to make sure that there are no negative side effects. B. But with tickets costing $500, 000 each, few of us will be flying on the SS Mars trek just yet! |
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