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Announcement Total 100 articles, created at 2016-07-22 18:01 1 Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary mean for policy? In super-rich divorce cases, I find myself (1.15/2) cheering for Team Gold Digger The political and policy-based implications of the new Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. 2016-07-22 15:27 10KB www.newstatesman.com 2 English Conversation Questions / Debates 14,020 discussion and conversation questions for speaking practice. 701 FREE ESL lesson plans, handouts, worksheets and (1.04/2) downloads. Controversial and mainstream topics. 2016-07-22 15:39 826Bytes www.esldiscussions.com 3 IMF chief Lagarde to stand trial in €400mn payout case (1.02/2) IMF chief Christine Lagarde must stand trial for her role in a €400 million payout case while she was French finance minister back in 2008, France's highest appeals court has ruled. 2016-07-22 18:01 2KB www.rt.com 4 NBA moves All-Star Game from Charlotte over LGBT restroom law — RT Sport (1.02/2) The NBA has confirmed the 2017 All-Star Game will not be held in Charlotte next February because of North Carolina's controversial transgender bathroom law. 2016-07-22 18:01 2KB www.rt.com 5 ‘SABC does not belong to one person or group of people‚’ academics say (1.00/2) The country's top educators in journalism and media have joined forces to lash the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and have asked Parliament's portfolio committee on communications to urgently convene a public hearing into the matter. 2016-07-22 18:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 6 Standing room only at lonely WW2 soldier funeral (1.00/2) Standing room only at funeral of World War Two soldier who outlived his family, after appeals are made on social media. 2016-07-22 16:28 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 7 Yahoo Expands Content Marketing Offerings with Yahoo Storytellers (1.00/2) Helps Brands and Agencies to and Distribute Content That Drives Engagement --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (NASDAQ:YHOO) announced today... 2016-07-22 15:36 4KB investor.yahoo.net 8 Eskom decision alarms market Eskom’s decision that it will not sign further power purchase agreements with independent power producers has alarmed the (1.00/2) market and will have 2016-07-22 15:49 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 9 Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill shine in The BFG – but the film never quite takes off Why Jeremy Corbyn would fit into the BBC's The (0.04/2) Secret Agent The stars of The BFG have great chemistry. What a shame, then, that they end up in boring Buckingham Palace. 2016-07-22 15:27 9KB www.newstatesman.com 10 Bernie slams ‘dictator’ Trump’s RNC speech, but Sanders supporters split — RT (0.01/2) America Bernie Sanders got a few mentions during presidential nominee Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday but, as he sat and watched events unfold from his living room, the former presidential candidate was not impressed. 2016-07-22 18:01 1KB www.rt.com 11 Mann videography issue rocks LS; Speaker assures action (0.01/2) Lok Sabha proceedings were washed out today following uproar over AAP member Bhagwant Mann's video of Parliament House by members, mostly from ruling BJP, with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan terming it a 2016-07-22 18:01 4KB www.mid-day.com 12 Profile: The Owen Smith story A political profile of the man Labour MPs have selected to take on (0.01/2) Jeremy Corbyn in a Labour leadership contest. 2016-07-22 15:37 18KB www.bbc.co.uk 13 Of the People Americans share their hopes, fears and frustrations in interviews from the campaign trail. 2016-07-22 18:01 1KB www.nytimes.com 14 Israel official on first visit to Chad in 40 years A top Israeli official travelled to Chad earlier this month for talks on bolstering ties, the first such visit since ties were severed in 1972, the foreign ministry said Friday. 2016-07-22 18:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 15 Brain stimulation could curb food cravings, study finds A Canadian study has found that brain stimulation may curb food cravings. In fact, the consumption of junk food products, such as sodas, cookies and cakes, could be reduced in particular. 2016-07-22 18:01 950Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 16 New study finds the maximum amount of time you can sit before harming your heart A new large-scale study has revealed what researchers believe to be the maximum time an individual can sit each day before sedentary time starts to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease, stroke and heart attack. 2016-07-22 18:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 17 Homeland Security detains US journalist returning from Beirut, tries to confiscate phones — RT America A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter returning from Beirut was taken into holding, grilled and asked to hand over her phones by the Department of Homeland Security at Los Angeles International Airport. 2016-07-22 18:01 6KB www.rt.com 18 Strides made in Durban towards an Aids- free generation: Ramaphosa Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa left the 21st International Aids Conference on Thursday night confident that it “will yield meaningful solutions for the global community to create the conditions for an aids-free generation”. 2016-07-22 18:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 19 Put that drink down! Alcohol linked to 7 types of cancer, study says — RT News If you enjoy a good tipple after a hard day's work, you may want to put that glass down. A new study says that alcohol consumption is associated with seven types of cancer. 2016-07-22 18:01 3KB www.rt.com 20 France to deploy aircraft carrier against ISIS, will supply Iraqi forces with heavy weapons — RT News France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier will assist airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, French President Francois Hollande has said. 2016-07-22 18:01 2KB www.rt.com 21 Lions have to wear favourites tag against Crusaders The Lions will have to wear the favourites tag when they take on the Crusaders in this weekend’s third Super Rugby quarterfinal at Ellis Park‚ even if history doesn’t stack up in their favour. 2016-07-22 18:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 22 MH370 hopes 'fading', search suspension looms: ministers Hopes of finding flight MH370's final resting place are 2016-07-22 18:01 769Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 23 Lawmaker proposes Russia launch Goodwill Games in reply to Olympic ban — RT Russian politics A St. Petersburg city lawmaker has proposed countering the ban on Russian athletes’ participation in Olympics with an alternative competition, similar to the Goodwill Games that took place in the USSR in 1986. 2016-07-22 18:01 3KB www.rt.com 24 Oil price recovery stalls as US inventories hit all-time high — RT Business While US crude oil supplies declined for the ninth straight week, the combined inventories of oil and refined products went up to the record 2.08 billion barrels, according to the US Energy Information Administration. 2016-07-22 18:01 1KB www.rt.com 25 Government‚ traditional leaders must stop albino muti murders: ANCWL The African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) on Tuesday said it “is dismayed by myths that muti made with the body parts of people with albinism can make the user wealthy”. 2016-07-22 18:01 997Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 26 Parliament hopes CCMA ruling will ‘close chapter of negative engagement’ with Nehawu Parliament said it had been vindicated by the Council for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration’s (CCMA) dismissal of the National Education Health and Workers’ Union’s (Nehawu) “application in relation to the payment of bonuses in 2015”. 2016-07-22 18:01 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 27 Fear and loathing back at Old Trafford It's back! The one thing Manchester United fans worldwide have craved since Alex Ferguson departed three years ago was, believe it or not, to remain the most detested of the whole lot - even when the man who inculcated such a mentality had retired. 2016-07-22 18:01 1011Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 28 World Bank fails to commit to human rights in new safeguard draft, upsets advocacy groups — RT News After a four-year review, the World Bank has come up with a final draft of new safeguard policies, meant to prevent it from funding harmful projects. The document fails to state a binding commitment to respect human rights, disappointing advocacy groups. 2016-07-22 18:01 3KB www.rt.com 29 The singular mind of Sunette Viljoen Sunette Viljoen is throwing the javelin shorter distances than she did in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics, and she has since then fought and had rocky relations with her family and sports officialdom. 2016-07-22 18:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 30 Presidency still mum on woman’s Zuma blessee claims The Presidency is yet to comment on pictures circulating on social media purporting to show President Jacob Zuma with a young women to whom he is more than just a “blesser”. 2016-07-22 18:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 31 Alvarez: No minors to be punished with death penalty Presumptive Speaker Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon "Bebot" Alvarez on Friday clarified that even though minors may now be put in detention, they could not be sentenced to death for their 2016-07-22 18:01 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 32 ‘PBA is a strong league': Narvasa says attendance decline ‘misconception’ A picture may be worth a thousand words, but none tell the whole story when it comes to the PBA’s popularity.