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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