07/02/2016 Newsround


07/02/2016

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Hi, I'm Jenny you're watching Newsround right here on CBBC.

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Coming up over the next six minutes...

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You've been telling us who you think will win the Six Nations.

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And you'll never guess what has been found under this school playground!

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This is Newsround.

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First, one of the biggest, most colourful carnivals

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in the world has started in Rio, in Brazil.

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More than a million people are expected in the city to take

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part in the celebrations.

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People wear amazing costumes and dance through the streets.

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The carnival is still going ahead,

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despite worries about a virus called Zika, which is spreading

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in South America.

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Martin has been looking into what it is and how to fight it.

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Zika is a disease carried by mosquitoes.

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When a mosquito bites people, it can it spread the disease

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from person to person.

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The type of mosquitoes that carry the disease live in tropical

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countries, so it's not likely to affect the UK.

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When people do catch the virus, usually it's very mild,

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so mild that they don't know they were infected afterwards.

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You feel a bit unwell, like you've got a cold,

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but it's more serious if a woman is having a baby.

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Scientists say they think it may affect how a baby grows

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before it's born.

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Doctors around the world are now coming up with ways

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to try to deal with Zika.

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While scientists are making new medicines and vaccines to stop

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Zika virus, everyone is going to be working to make sure people don't

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get bitten by mosquitoes.

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They're going to be trying to get rid of the mosquitoes and that

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will actually stop a lot of different diseases.

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Thanks, Martin.

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Well, let's head to Rio now to see how the carnival is going.

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The BBC's Julia Caniero is there.

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It's the first day in Rio and this is one of the many street parades

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that are happening across the city.

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500 blocos are to happen during carnival and this one

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is very traditional.

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They are playing the old carnival songs that people here grew up

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with and this is a parade or bloco for children and babies,

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so there are many families here and this is a good example

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of how people in Brazil learn to enjoy carnival

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from a very young age.

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Fashion here is very creative and, despite all the problems Brazil

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is facing, like concern over the Zika virus,

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the party here is going on as usual.

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OK, it's a big weekend for you rugby fans.

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This afternoon, Ireland will begin their attempt to get

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three Six Nations titles in a row, when they take on Wales in the

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final game of the opening weekend.

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Yesterday Scotland were defeated 9-15 to England at Murrayfield,

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meaning England retained the Calcutta Cup and made a great

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start in the tournament.

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And France sneaked a win against Italy at the Stade de France,

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in the opening match of the tournament,

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coming from 18-10 down to win 23-21.

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A penalty five minutes from time made all the difference.

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Online, we've been asking who you're cheering on and who you want to win

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and loads of you have been in touch.

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Keep the comments coming.

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John in Northern Ireland thinks Ireland will win,

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because they won it last year.

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because they won it last year.

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And Laura, from Cuumbran in Wales says...

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Next, sport doesn't come much bigger than this -

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the Superbowl.

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More than 100 million people all round the world will be

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watching the biggest American football game of the year

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later, as the Denver Broncos take on the Carolina Panthers.

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And even though it's in America, there is a little bit of Britain

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in there, too.

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Panthers star Graham Gano was actually born in Arbroath

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in Scotland and, although he grew up in the US,

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he hasn't forgotten his roots.

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My dream growing up was always to play for the Scottish national

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team and never to play football, so it's changed a little bit,

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but I'm really excited to have the jerseys now.

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Next, Martin's been to the primary school in Scotland

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where the skeleton of an old pirate has been found under the playground.

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Want to know more?

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I've come to this school in Edinburgh, because experts

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believe they could have discovered the remains of a pirate

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underneath the school playground.

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That's right, a pirate.

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But, Martin, how could a pirate be found underneath our playground?

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Let's find out.

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The remains date to aroundabout the 16th century.

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It is of a port next to the seaside.

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The actual site was on the beach.

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He was relatively small in height.

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He seemed to have had quite a hard working life.

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He had a broken arm when he was younger.

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So, what do pupils here think about the discovery?

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I immediately thought, like, Captain Jack Sparrow.

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Like, with a big sword and a big hat and a big feather.

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I thought it was a joke.

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I thought our teacher was recommending a story of pirate.

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It just feels, like, amazing.

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And interesting, like everyone wants to see it.

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When you get told that there is bones in your playground,

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The thing I don't like about the bones is because we've got bones

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in our playground and it's quite freaky.

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Well, it might be freaky to some, but others see the funny side.

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Why are pirates pirates?

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I don't know.

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Because they arrrre!

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LAUGHTER

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That's all from the team for now.

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But there's loads more online,

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including these awesome pictures of a volcano erupting in Japan.

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You can also check out our round-up of the weirdest news stories

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of the week, in Strange Stranger Strangest.

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And try our Quiz of the Week too.

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It's one for serious Newsround fans only.

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I'll see you at 2pm.

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