27/02/2014 Newsround


27/02/2014

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Hi guys, Ayshah here with a daredevil diver and exciting space

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discovery on the way! But first to Ukraine where all sorts

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has been happening today. In the last few hours America's warned

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Russia not to do anything that could increase tensions in the country. It

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comes after Russia put its military on stand-by, armed men took control

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of a government building and trouble spread from Kiev.

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This is Kiev, Ukraine's capital city. Days after the protesters won

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their battle the streets are quiet. In the beginning this was about

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whether Ukraine's people wanted to be closer to Russia or the rest of

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Europe. But after days of violence the problems are becoming more

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complicated. Former President Viktor Yanukovych - who disappeared after

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being forced from power last week - turned up in Russia's capital city,

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Moscow. He says he's still Ukraine's president. Meanwhile, the government

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that replaced him is struggling to keep any kind of control, and there

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are no police on the streets to keep order. People are still concerned.

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Especially about the economy. Could it split in two? And there are now

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big problems in other parts of the country. This morning, armed men

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took control of government buildings in an area of Ukraine called Crimea.

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Many people in this part of Ukraine feel they are more Russian than

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Ukrainian. The Russian flag now flies above the parliament here.

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They're pushing through police lines. They're saying they've waited

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for this moment for 20 years. Today, things have got a lot more tense.

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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has ordered fighter jets and

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150,000 troops to get ready. But the new Ukrainian president has warned

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Russia not to move troops from their bases. Britain, France and America

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say they are all worried about what's going on, because after

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what's happened today the chances of Ukraine staying united are getting

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worse. Space news and NASA's announced the

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discovery of 715 new planets from outside of our solar system. It's

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all part of the Kepler Telescope's hunt for earth-like planets that

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could support life. Scientists think four of them could have a chance.

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Finally, to the man planning to jump off Mount Everest in just a winged

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suit. Joby Ogwyn, here, has been preparing for the dive in May with a

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series of test jumps. He

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