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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)
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?