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Week 29 2016

WORLD NEWS

Nice Bastille Day attack

(17/07/16) Five held by French police & IS claims responsibility

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36813959

French PM Valls booed at commemoration

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36823431

‘You killed my sister. You’re not a Muslim’ (video report in French, with English subtitles)

http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/36828522

The ‘heartbreaking’ picture of the attack [Warning: this story contains a distressing image]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36802468

Turkey’s coup attempt

Will Turkey’s failed coup mean a return to the death penalty?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36829284

What you need to know

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36816045

Why did Turkish coup plot fail?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36814044

Crackdown (la répression) toll passes 45,000

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36842073

OTHER WORLD NEWS

German train attack: Afghan refugee ‘had IS flag in room’

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36832909

The threats and abuse outspoken Pakistani women receive

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36824514

FRANCE

Why jihadists stalk the French Riviera

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36807283

What do liberty, equality, fraternity mean to France now?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36775634

UK, USA & Canada

Theresa May shakes-up government with new-look cabinet

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36790710

An image that reveals as much as it hides (Theresa May kneeling before the Queen – an eerie echo of the 16th century)

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160715-what-does-this-image-tell-us-about-britain

Speeches that sound the same (Trump’s wife & Michelle Obama + 2 other examples)

http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/36839232

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Brexit throws ‘spanner in the works’ of global growth

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36834977

How do you react when you’re online and an ad pops up?

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36779173

HEALTH

Fracking linked to asthma flare-ups

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-36823926

The Aids secret kept from a husband

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36809571

Doctors warn acne could become resistant to antibiotics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36712810/doctors-warn-acne-could-become-resistant-to-antibiotics

SPORT

Nadia Comaneci – the first perfect score

http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/features/magazine-36826597/36826597

Russian doping: Olympic chiefs to decide on sanctions after McLaren report

http://www.bbc.com/sport/36829318

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

Why Google wants your medical records

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36783521

Why Pokemon Go is a taste of the future

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36799788

CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)

Does Singapore really need a Michelin star guide?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36791191

David Bowie art collection revealed for the first time

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36781982

Fantasy food at exhibition by famed Japanese animator Studio Ghibli

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36764738

MISCELLANEOUS

The last Neanderthal (a strangely loving fictional reconstruction)

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160711-the-last-neanderthal

Qandeel Baloch case: Brother held for Pakistan celebrity’s murder

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36818507

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?

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