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Learning vocabulary from the news
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/12/2015
» One of the benefits for English learners in following the news is that you can dramatically improve your vocabulary in a relatively short time. Here are some...
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Extreme weather: The record El Nino
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» PARIS - Deadly extreme weather on at least five continents is driven in large part by a record-breaking El Nino, but climate change is a likely booster too, experts...
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Son sends Spurs third, Van Gaal on knife-edge
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Son Heung-Min's 89th-minute strike sent Tottenham Hotspur third in the Premier League on Monday in a 2-1 win at Watford, as Louis...
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Real Madrid lose final appeal over Spanish Cup expulsion
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» MADRID - Real Madrid lost their appeal against being kicked out of the Copa del Rey on Monday but said they would still fight the decision even if the country's...
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China to conduct anti-terror raids abroad
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» BEIJING - China has legalised overseas counter-terror operations by its military, details of a controversial new law showed, as it tries to tie violence linked...
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World stocks slide on China, oil worries
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» PARIS - World stocks fell on Monday as a weakening economic outlook for powerhouse China and renewed falls in the oil price prompted a sell-off.
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Zagreb slaloms cancelled due to lack of snow
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» ZAGREB - The men's and women's World Cup slalom races scheduled for Zagreb on January 5 and 6 were cancelled on Monday due to poor snow conditions, an official...
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Amazon adds 3 million Prime subscribers
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - US online giant Amazon says it added three million customers to its Prime subscription service worldwide in the third week of December as it capped...
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Iran ships uranium to Russia under nuclear deal: US
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» WASHINGTON - Iran shipped 25,000 pounds of low-enriched uranium to Russia on Monday, the United States said, hailing a key step in Tehran's implementation of...
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#JeSuisChien: Gallantry medal for anti-terrorist police dog
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» LONDON - A French police dog killed in a security services raid after the Paris attacks is to receive a posthumous medal for gallantry from a British animal charity,...