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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
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?