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Week 36
WORLD NEWS
Life and death in Syria (chilling – but timely)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-841ebc3a-1be9-493b-8800-2c04890e8fc9
Why Uzbekistan matters
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37257537
Charlie Hebdo Italy earthquake cartoon sparks anger
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37260217
What does Alternative for Germany (AfD) want?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37274201
Inside a ‘neo-Nazi village’
http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/features/world-europe-37280504/37280504
FRANCE
Step-by-step: how to handle an Islamophobic bully
http://observers.france24.com/en/20160902-step-step-how-handle-islamophobic-bully
Burkini: Corsica court upholds local ban
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37293201
Calais Jungle protest causes huge disruption
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37273020
Corsica parents ‘block women in headscarves’
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37278464
UK, USA & Canada
Brexit Britain: What has actually happened so far?
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36956418
G20: Is Theresa May changing the language of Brexit?
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37270060
Obama backs NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s right to snub anthem
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37278246
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Oil price jumps on Russian and Saudi agreement
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37276710
HEALTH
Vitamin D ‘significantly reduces severe asthma attacks’
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-37275232
Why paper cuts hurt so much
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160902-why-paper-cuts-hurt-so-much
SPORT
Rio Paralympics 2016: Classification is ‘bedrock’ of sport says BPA chief
http://www.bbc.com/sport/disability-sport/37286362
OTHER SITES
Tobacco: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (humourous & shocking – the totally shameless behaviour of tobacco corporations)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UsHHOCH4q8
Running out of puff (the possible, near-future demise of the tobacco industry)
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
Holidaying Finns warned about using phones abroad
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-37255810
Why is Samsung recalling its new phone?
http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/37262278
Why do lithium batteries explode?
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37255127
The 10 most beautiful bikes of 2016
http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20160902-the-10-most-beautiful-bicycles-of-2016
CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)
Twelve films set to make a splash at Toronto
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37123847
In pictures: The Prisoner at 50
http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-37232329
10 TV shows to watch in September
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160905-ten-tv-shows-to-watch-in-september
Asteroid named after Freddie Mercury to mark 70th birthday
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37275294
TRAVEL
The Great Fire of London: interactive map & Samuel Pepys’ diary entries
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160902-retrace-samuel-pepys-steps-in-the-great-fire-of-london
MISCELLANEOUS
What happened to Mother Teresa’s sceptics?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37241762
Why a Bollywood film has been accused of distorting history
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37273221
« TU HAI » Video Song | MOHENJO DARO (YOUTUBE) – Frankly rather UNhistorical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiN3AY7bdBg
Obama, Duterte and other notorious political insults
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-37286600
The harsh lessons of your twenties
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20160902-the-harsh-lessons-of-your-twenties
Kenyan MP pushes for law to recognise intersex people
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37256913
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?