https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/level-2/ Audio versions of News in Levels - Level 2 articles generated by Google TTS en https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/cover.png https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/level-2/ https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-24-a-whale-gets-stuck/ A young whale is in big trouble near the coast of Germany. The whale is in shallow water, and it cannot find the way to its real home in the sea. People call the whale Timmy. He is very tired, and he doesn’t have much energy to swim. This happened because a fishing net hurt him some time ago. Many people are trying to help Timmy, but the situation is very hard. Scientists use boats to lead him to the deep ocean, but Timmy always swims back to the beach. He is very sick. People watch him every day, and they feel very sad for the poor animal. A scientist says that Timmy will likely die soon. The water here is not good for him because it is not salty enough. This story shows us that fishing nets are very dangerous for all sea animals. We need to be more careful. Everyone hopes Timmy will be okay, but the chances are small. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:32 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-24-a-whale-gets-stuck/ 82 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-23-what-people-ate-during-world-war-ii/ During World War II, two nutritionists , Elsie Widdowson and Robert McCance, tested a very strict diet. Germany stopped imports of food to Britain, and people could only eat what they could grow. This diet included only one egg a week, small amounts of meat and dairy, and very little sugar. To see if it was enough to stay healthy, they followed this diet while hiking and cycling in the Lake District. They reported that it was possible to stay healthy, though people would experience more gas in their stomachs. Their research helped the British government make decisions about food rationing . They also suggested adding calcium to bread to prevent bone diseases, which producers still do today. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:00:50 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-23-what-people-ate-during-world-war-ii/ 68 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-23-strait-of-hormuz-opens-for-ships/ A very important sea route, the Strait of Hormuz, is finally opening again. Since the war between Iran and the USA started in February, almost no ships could pass through. This was a big problem because much of the world’s oil travels this way. On Friday, a cruise ship called Celestyal Discovery successfully sailed through the Strait. Now, other ships that were stuck in ports like Doha and Abu Dhabi are also preparing to leave. There is a two-week ceasefire , which helps the ships travel safely. The ceasefire ends on April 22, but the US President might make it longer if the situation improves. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:56 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-23-strait-of-hormuz-opens-for-ships/ 60 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-22-baby-food-and-sugar/ Families in Southeast Asia are getting richer, and more parents are buying convenience foods to feed their babies. People believe that these foods are healthy, but many contain added sugars, while similar foods in Western countries don’t. UNICEF studied 1,600 baby foods in Southeast Asia and found that almost half had added sugars. In the Philippines, obesity and diabetes are becoming more common. Food experts warn that giving babies sweet foods early on could make them prefer sugary foods later. A popular baby food in the Philippines called Cerelac has about 17.5 grams of sugar in each serving, but labels don’t say how much of that is added sugar. Nestlé, the company that makes Cerelac, says it adds sugar to cover the taste of healthy things like iron. Nestlé plans to take away added sugar from their products in the next few years, but health experts want companies to reduce added sugar in baby foods now. Parents want to give their babies the best, but it is hard when many convenient baby foods have extra sugar. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:52 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-22-baby-food-and-sugar/ 102 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-22-the-first-woman-coach-in-germanys-bundesliga/ Marie-Louise Eta is the first woman to lead a men’s team in the German Bundesliga. Many journalists came to see her first training session, but Eta was not nervous. For Eta, coaching is about trust and getting on well with players. It doesn’t matter if they are men or women. She already knows the team well because she worked as an assistant coach before. The fans in Berlin love her and call her Loui. But she has also faced some mean comments online. She says she doesn’t read them because they are not important. Eta wants to show young girls that they can achieve anything in life. She is now a coach for a short time, but she is focused on winning her next five games. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:00:07 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-22-the-first-woman-coach-in-germanys-bundesliga/ 67 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-21-concert-tickets-cost-too-much/ Concert tickets are very expensive, and now a court in New York says it knows why. A jury found that the company Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, is an illegal monopoly . This means they are too powerful . Because there are no other companies, ticket prices can be very high. The US government and many states want to break the company into smaller pieces. They want Ticketmaster to be a separate company again. Live Nation says it will fight the decision, but experts think the company will have to change. This could lead to lower prices and more choices for music lovers in the future. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:58 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-21-concert-tickets-cost-too-much/ 58 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-21-new-alzheimers-drugs-may-not-help-people/ New drugs for Alzheimer’s disease are causing a big argument among scientists. For a long time, people hoped these drugs would be a breakthrough because they clean a special protein out of the brain. A new report says that the benefit for patients is actually very small. It is not enough to change their lives much. Another problem is the cost: the treatment costs about 100,000 euros, which is too high for the UK’s public health system. Some scientists disagree with the report and say the drugs are still useful. But the authors of the study believe we need to find different ways to treat the disease because these drugs might not be the best solution . Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:01 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-21-new-alzheimers-drugs-may-not-help-people/ 65 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-20-taiwans-military-drills/ Taiwan is showing the world how its military stays ready. Recently, the government invited reporters to see a special military exercise. In one drill , F-16 fighter jets took off in less than six minutes to protect the sky. Taiwan is worried about China’s actions. China pressures the island, but it doesn’t start a real war. To keep safe, Taiwan is building new technology, like smart drones with AI cameras. These drones don’t use any parts from China. Because China has a much larger army, Taiwan must be very fast and use smart technology. The military wants to stay alert and protect its borders every day. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:00:58 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-20-taiwans-military-drills/ 61 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-20-too-many-tourists-in-norway/ Norway is more popular than ever, but too many tourists are creating problems. In 2024, millions of people visited the beautiful mountains and fjords . But famous places are now very crowded, and some people have accidents because they are not prepared for the steep climbs. In cities like Bergen and Stavanger, giant cruise ships bring thousands of people every day. This makes life difficult for local people because of the noise and pollution. Some villages are so full of tourists that they feel like theme parks. To fix this, Norway is thinking about limiting the number of visitors and making new rules for ships. Many tourists now say they prefer to visit back roads to find peace and quiet. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:59 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-20-too-many-tourists-in-norway/ 68 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-17-drones-and-planes-in-the-sky/ How can we make sure that drones and planes don’t crash into each other? At an airport in Denmark, experts are working on a new system to solve this problem. Today, drones and airplanes usually cannot fly in the same area at the same time. But this special test center uses fast sensors and radar to see every aircraft in the sky. One company created a drone box which can find a drone and its pilot from 15 kilometers away. Scientists from a local university also help by testing hundreds of different drones. Their goal is to make drone technology better for the future. The drone market is growing very fast, and it is important for transport and safety to have a smart system to control the sky. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:00:38 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-17-drones-and-planes-in-the-sky/ 70 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-17-a-big-change-in-hungarys-politics/ Viktor Orbán, the leader of Hungary for 16 years, now lost a very important election. The new winner is Péter Magyar and his Tisza party. They won a landslide , which means they got many more votes than Orbán’s party. Péter Magyar used to be part of Orbán’s group, but he decided to change things and promised to work more closely with the European Union. This news is very big because Orbán was a close friend of leaders like Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Many people in Hungary are very happy and excited about the future. They hope the new government will improve the economy and protect people’s rights. It is a historic moment of change for the whole country. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:03 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-17-a-big-change-in-hungarys-politics/ 67 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-16-ai-needs-nuclear-energy/ AI is changing the world quickly, but it needs a lot of electricity. Asking ChatGPT a question uses 30 times more power than a Google search. If everyone used AI, there would not be enough electricity to go around. To solve this problem, tech companies are turning to nuclear power. Microsoft and Google are both using nuclear reactors to power their AI data centers. Google is planning to build seven nuclear reactors by 2035. This will help meet the energy demands of AI, which uses a lot of power to process large amounts of data. Experts expect AI to keep growing, so finding clean energy solutions like nuclear power is important. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:51 +0000 https://newsinlevels.pages.dev/articles/level-2/2026-04-16-ai-needs-nuclear-energy/ 62