BECAUSE READING IS THE BEST WAY TO EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY
V = video report
My Pick of the Week
V Welcome to the Museum of Failure (includes a couple of “Trump se trompe”)
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-40192100/welcome-to-the-museum-of-failure
WORLD NEWS
V Iran attacks leave 12 dead at parliament and Khomeini mausoleum
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40184641
Qatar diplomatic crisis: What you need to know
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40173757
London attack:
Macron and Turnbull lead world condemnation
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-40148548
NB (attempted political exploitation after the attack)
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan said, “Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days. There’s no reason to be alarmed.”
Donald Trump took the second sentence out of context in tweeted criticism of Mr Khan and to look tough to his own supporters. His son, Donald Trump Junior, supported his dad in the video interview below:
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-40167826/trump-jr-to-london-keep-calm-and-actually-do-something (like father, like son? No, I don’t)
FRANCE & Europe
Paris’s Notre-Dame: Attacker shot outside cathedral
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40178183
French prosecutor probes Macron ally Ferrand over deal
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40119288
UK, USA & Canada
V Four takeaways from James Comey’s testimony (“Honest loyalty” to Trump?!)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40196532
V Watergate ‘pales’ beside Trump-Russia allegations – James Clapper
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
S&P lowers Qatar’s credit rating
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40194255
What it takes to get Beyonce on a world tour (a major logistics operation, that’s what!)
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-39926895
HEALTH
Paris pollution victim sues France for bad air
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40185217
An egg a day appears to help young children grow taller
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-40158358
The secret to a long and healthy life – eat less
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170601-the-secret-to-a-long-and-healthy-life-eat-less
OTHER SITES
Steve Bannon shares a fascist’s obsession with cleansing, apocalyptic war
EDUCATION & FAMILY
Education aid ‘stagnates’ despite pledges
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40164309
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
Asian nations make plastic oceans promise
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40195664
Tech leaders defy Trump on climate deal
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40131287
CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)
Instagram account Everyday Africa tries to change perceptions
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39591411
The ugly story behind ‘breakfast meat’
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170530-the-ugly-story-behind-a-breakfast-meat
Is Trump good for the arts in the US?
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170602-is-trump-good-for-the-arts-in-the-us
MISCELLANEOUS
The Front National member who fell in love with Calais Jungle migrant (Romeo & Juliet come in all forms)
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-40132396