BECAUSE READING IS THE BEST WAY TO EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY
V = video report
My Pick of the Week
Six signs you have a toxic boss
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170621-six-signs-you-have-a-toxic-boss
WORLD NEWS
Venezuela crisis: Helicopter launches attack on Supreme Court
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40426642
Trump causes ‘major’ shift in global view of US
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40409888
Jailed and ransomed in Libya
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-40353265
FRANCE & Europe
Brexit: What is UK offering EU citizens?
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-40379663
Trump to attend Bastille Day celebrations in France
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40433180
EU chief’s one-word response to May’s plan (Can you guess what that word was?)
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-40385293/eu-chief-s-one-word-response-to-may-s-plan
Emmanuel Macron’s charm offensive in Brussels debut
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40383080
UK, USA & Canada
Trump breaks White House Eid dinner tradition
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40402211
US official: Russia ‘hacked’ 21 US states in election
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40357357
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Where did Trump the Outsourcing Slayer go?
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-40386807/where-did-trump-the-outsourcing-slayer-go
HEALTH
Yemen faces world’s worst cholera outbreak – UN
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40395522
OTHER SITES
V Why does MEXICO reject IMMIGRANTS?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeqzbalS9v8
Five letters that explain Trump’s continued popularity among his supporters (WIIFM – right?)
A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment
http://www.popsci.com/border-wall-solar-panels
EDUCATION & FAMILY
Turkey excludes evolution from textbooks (« Even in Iran, there are 60 hours of lessons on evolution »)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40384471
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
Tax software blamed for cyber-attack spread
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40428967
V Why are countries laying claim to the deep-sea floor?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-40248866
CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)
V Harry Potter: How the boy wizard enchanted the world
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40340400
Algerians champion traditional dress for Eid al-Fitr
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-40406931
Eid: How to handle the tough questions at family gatherings
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40377764
The timeless allure of pirates
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170621-the-timeless-allure-of-pirates
TRAVEL
V Sumatra’s ‘devil-wheel riders’
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-40360168/devil-wheel-rider-it-makes-me-happy
MISCELLANEOUS
Strange consequences of extreme heat
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40361374
How Yoga conquered the world
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-40354525
Salvador Dali’s body to be exhumed for paternity suit
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40405421