V = video report
My Pick of the Week
How one country persuaded teens to give up drink and drugs
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-41973296/how-one-country-persuaded-teens-to-give-up-drink-and-drugs (Interesting – not least for the level of English)
WORLD NEWS
V Zimbabwe’s Mugabe ‘under house arrest’ after army takeover
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41997982
V How did IS fighters escape from Raqqa?
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-41977894/how-did-is-fighters-escape-from-raqqa
V Donald Trump’s Asia tour leaves observers perplexed
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41959339
Iran and Saudi Arabia: Friends and foes in the region
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41945860
FRANCE & Europe
Do Europe’s ‘illiberal democrats’ challenge the EU’s values?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41904508
Macron honours victims of Paris jihadist attacks
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41967069
Three Chinese students injured in car attack in Toulouse
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41948298
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Five quirky solutions to open office woes
http://www.bbc.com/capital/gallery/20171108-five-quirky-solutions-to-open-office-woes
TPP trade deal talks move forward despite Canada wobble
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41937285
Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand’s female PM takes on Apec
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41848023
HEALTH
Emotional toll of diabetes ‘needs more recognition’
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41970161
Why is this baby so overweight? (Prader Willi syndrome – and lots of Spanish)
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-41952978/why-is-this-baby-so-overweight
OTHER SITES
Once Again, Climate Change Cited as Trigger for Conflict (for those who didn’t hear the 1st time)
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/once-again-climate-change-cited-as-trigger-for-war/
EDUCATION & FAMILY
Ibtihaj Muhammad reveals first Barbie with a hijab
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
The 8-day guide to a better digital life
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171110-the-8-day-guide-to-a-better-digital-life
Delhi’s ‘gas chamber’ is triggering a health crisis (Indian city with China syndrome)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41925067
Trump emissions threat to US car industry
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41894354
CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)
The early Soviet images that foreshadowed fake news
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171110-the-early-soviet-images-that-foreshadowed-fake-news
MISCELLANEOUS
V Why do people still think the Earth is flat?
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/41973119/why-do-people-still-think-the-earth-is-flat
Trump trades ‘short and fat’ barb with N Korea’s Kim (Mr T says he’s a “great mediator”)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41958553
Suspect’s farts make police stop interview in Kansas
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41950775
Walmart shopper wins $7.5m for watermelon mishap
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41936678