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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 (WIIFMright?)

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/22/trumps-continued-popularity-among-supporters-explained-commentary.html

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

 

 

Roy Smith – BBC website articles Week 26 2017
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