V = video report

My Pick of the Week

Could this 10-year-old fix Pakistan’s waste problem?

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40251360

WORLD NEWS

Xi Jinping’s ‘New Era’ China a new era for the world?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41744675

Crown prince says Saudis want return to moderate Islam

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41747476

Mosul: Culture and concerts where IS once reigned

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41693136

FRANCE & Europe

Sexual harassment: French MPs ‘blacklisted’ by women staff

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41734844

Man arrested after knife attack in Munich

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41705587

Czech election: Billionaire Andrej Babis poised to win

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41691098

UK, USA & Canada

V Why does the US have so many child brides?

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-41727495/why-does-the-us-have-so-many-child-brides

Jeff Flake: Republican senator quits with attack on Donald Trump (“GOP” dumping Trump – maybe)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41743473

V Republican speaker Ryan roasts Trump at charity dinner (he must have a good script-writer)

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-41706642/republican-speaker-ryan-roasts-trump-at-charity-dinner

HEALTH

Pollution linked to one in six deaths

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41678533

OTHER SITES

5 former US presidents unite for ‘One America’ appeal

https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2017/1022/914307-one-america-appeal/

Snapchat will put Jeff Koons’ art installations in augmented reality

https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/2/16405474/snapchat-jeff-koons-art-installations-augmented-reality-world-lens

EDUCATION & FAMILY

The 350 million people who don’t even exist (How the poorest are left out of statistics)

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41730606

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

The hidden crisis shaping life on Earth (Humans vs Biodiversity)

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171022-the-hidden-crisis-shaping-life-on-earth

Alarm over decline in flying insects

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41670472

MISCELLANEOUS

V The Parisian ‘on-street concierge’ service (Warning: this video contains French)

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-41628125/the-parisian-on-street-concierge-service

V Macron’s dog interrupts meeting (by peeing in the background)

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-41717804/macron-s-dog-interrupts-meeting

Black dog syndrome (people discriminate against pets, too!)

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-41686518/what-is-black-dog-syndrome

The Soviet Union’s flawed rival to Concorde (Comment vas-Tupolev?)

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171018-the-soviet-unions-flawed-rival-to-concorde

 

 

BBC website articles week 43 2017
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