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Taylor Swift has been named TIME magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year. You can read more about her in The Taylor Effect and By the Numbers. TIME also acknowledged influential people in other categories. Soccer star Lionel Messi is TIME’s…
The Northern Lights—the aurora borealis—are a natural light display that can be seen near the Earth’s poles. This sighting on December 6 was captured over Kirkj…
When Taylor Swift tells a story, you listen. This one is about a time when she got her heart broken. She was 17. She had booked the biggest opportunity of her life so far, opening for country star Kenny Chesney…
The Teqball World Championships ended December 3. The sport is a mix of table tennis and kick volleyball. Thailand’s Jutatip Kuntatong won second place in the w…
A Sumatran rhino was born on November 25 at Way Kambas National Park, in Indonesia. This species of rhino is critically endangered, with fewer than 50 animals l…
Want to see a panda up close? Time is running out. By early next year, there won’t be any of the bears left in zoos in the United States. They’re being sent back to China. For more than 50 years,…
Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday celebrated around November 1. This celebratory parade was held in Brooklyn, New York. The holiday remembers family membe…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has made Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, in Ohio, a world heritage site. It was announced on September 19. Hopewell is now recognized as an important historic and cultural site, like the Taj…
Rescue efforts continue in North Africa, a region that has been hit with two major natural disasters. An earthquake struck Morocco on September 8. Two days later, rain brought devastating floods to parts of Libya. The 6.8-magnitude quake in…
Want to see the world? Each year, TIME magazine makes a list of the World’s Greatest Places. TIME for Kids picks its favorites. Some places are a window on the past. Others look out on the future. Together, they represent…
