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Week 39

WORLD NEWS

Syria conflict:

Aleppo remains thorn in government’s side

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37454637

Islamic State and the crisis in Iraq and Syria in maps

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27838034

FRANCE

Sarkozy ex-adviser takes revenge on France’s ‘fake tough guy’

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37496699

Inside France’s ‘boot camp’ for wavering radicals

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37454697

Court slashes damages to be paid by ex-trader Kerviel

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37449177

UK, USA & Canada

Obama: Congress veto override of 9/11 lawsuits bill ‘a mistake’

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37503224

What is the 9/11 bill and why is it so controversial?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37504158

Did Donald Trump use the word ‘bigly’? (Watch the video & see what you think)

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37483869

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Is the world wide web a waste of water?

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37471911

Are nervous ticks derailing your job interview?

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20160921-are-nervous-ticks-derailing-your-job-interview

HEALTH

Travelling poo tackles taboo

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-37469986

Smoking is at a record low, so why do people still do it?

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-37417749

Could Irish spider venom cure diseases?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-37450490

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

How mobile phones have evolved

http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/must_see/37295969

New report confirms grim outlook for elephants (last week it was polar bears – this week it’s elephants)

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37466444

Dry tropical forests ‘overlooked and under threat’

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37440485

A woman went for a walk and saw a brand-new snake behaviour

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160928-a-woman-went-for-a-walk-and-saw-a-brand-new-snake-behaviour

TRAVEL

Why the present day could be the best time to be alive

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160928-why-the-present-day-could-be-the-best-time-to-be-alive

The world’s largest matrilineal society

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160916-worlds-largest-matrilineal-society

MISCELLANEOUS

Ig Nobel win for Alpine ‘goat man’

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37443204

The transgender family where the father gave birth

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37408298

MH17 missile ‘came from Russia’, Dutch-led investigators say

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37495067

Roy Smith – Sélection hebdomadaire d’articles du site web de la BBC
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