Curious News for English Learners

FIFA runs the World Cup. FIFA wants to sell part of it. Rich people want to buy this part. FIFA wants a lot of money. FIFA says it will still decide everything. UEFA is the football group in Europe. It has 55 countries.

Kaylee Hottle was a deaf actress. She was 18 years old. She died after a car crash. The crash was on Tuesday. The car left the road. Kaylee was born into a deaf family. Sign language was her first language.

Prince Harry visited his father, King Charles, on Friday. His wife Meghan went too. Their two children went with them. They met at the King's home in England. They stayed for more than an hour.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are now married. Swift is a famous singer. Kelce plays football. They married on Friday in New York. About 1,000 guests came. The two met in 2023. They planned the wedding for a long time.

King Charles is the king of Britain. He paid £12.9 million in tax this year. No king has shown his tax bill before. The palace says the king wants to be open. Most people must pay tax. The king does not have to.

A British couple had a scary day. A Russian warship fired shots near their boat. They were sailing from England to France. They saw the big ship. Then they heard shots. The husband turned the boat away.

A Japanese city closed all 94 schools. People saw a bear in the city. It is the first time. The bear is about one metre long. It walked near a park on Saturday. Then it ran through the city centre.

A United plane had to go back on Saturday. It was flying to Spain. A Bluetooth device on the plane had a bad name. The crew was scared. There were 190 people on the plane. The pilots called United's office.

The White House is building a big fight cage. It is on the South Lawn. UFC is a fight sports group. The fight is on 14 June 2026. It is also President Trump's birthday. The fight marks 250 years of American freedom.

Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest. The singer is Dara. Her song is "Bangaranga." This is Bulgaria's first win. Israel finished second. Romania finished third. Five countries did not join this year.

Long work hours may make people fat. A new study says this. Scientists looked at 33 countries. They studied 30 years of data. The U.S. has long work hours. The U.S. also has high obesity. Long hours give people stress.

A big car race is in Miami this Sunday. The race will start three hours early. It starts at 1pm, not 4pm. The weather is the reason. Strong storms are coming. Lightning is dangerous. This race is very important.

A soldier in the United States helped catch a president. The president was from Venezuela. His name was Nicolás Maduro. Before this, the soldier bet money online. He bet the president would lose power.