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Week 30 2016

WORLD NEWS

Germany attacks: What is going on?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36882445

Ansbach explosion: Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36880758

Munich shooting: Gunman had ‘no connection with Islamic State’

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36873784

Turkey coup attempt: ‘Arrest warrants issued’ for journalists

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36881943

Aleppo: Is besieged Syrian city facing last gasp?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36853689

Kabul IS blast: Afghan capital buries victims of huge bombing

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36877928

Threatened with death for working on TV

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36149688

FRANCE

French church attack

Faith leaders call for more security

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36901897

How France is wrestling with jihadist terror

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36902332

Orlando and Nice attacks: Domestic violence links to radicalisation

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-36861840

UK, USA & Canada

Donald Trump’s convention speech and ‘the truth’

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36863961

30 days on, how does the UK feel about leaving the EU?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36850680

UK Brexit: Could Cyprus inspire pro-EU Scotland?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36843814

USA ‘divided’? USA ‘always been divided’? and who do they blame?

http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36839491

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

South Africa exports online courses back to the West

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36796998

University of food awards ‘Nobel prize for chefs’

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36576511

HEALTH

Double hand transplant: UK’s first operation ‘tremendous’ success

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-36858169

When to talk about mental health issues; Prince Harry & others

http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/36881892

How Japan came to believe in depression

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36824927

SPORT

Rio Olympics 2016: Russian athletes are arriving, but how many will compete?

http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36881326

OTHER SITES

Isis targeting misfits and mentally ill to commit lone-wolf terror attacks, claims UK police chief (from 2015)

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-targetting-misfits-mentally-ill-commit-lone-wolf-terror-attacks-claims-uk-police-chief-1497968

EDUCATION & FAMILY

Warning over leaving children home alone

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-36834807

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

Inside Tesla’s gigantic Gigafactory

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36893104

An underwater drone to explore the deep

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36834761

WhatsApp in Brazil temporarily suspended

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36836674

CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)

The mystery of Van Gogh’s madness

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160722-the-mystery-of-van-goghs-madness

TRAVEL

The most expensive cheese in the world

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160720-a-cheese-made-from-donkey-milk

The world’s most venomous stings

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160726-the-worlds-worst-stinger-has-a-surprising-owner

MISCELLANEOUS

Dutch men confirmed as world’s tallest (average heights of populations around the world, 1914-2014 – and what this means)

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36888541

Girl, 16, on being arrested at school

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36889264

South Africa’s gay radio station makes waves

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36865106

Does altruism actually exist? (tales from the animal kingdom)

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160718-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-truly-selfless-act

Question types (for telephone lessons)

On the title of the article: What does it mean? Do you agree with it?

On the subject of the article: What do you know about (the subject – names mentioned in the article)

Factual questions from the article; e.g. Which is Europe’s most popular airline?

Last weekly selection of BBC website articles until September
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