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Announcement Total 100 articles, created at 2016-07-24 12:01 1 Clinton picks Tim Kaine, sturdy senator, for running mate (3.08/4) Hillary Clinton on Friday tapped Tim Kaine, a popular Spanish- speaking senator from the swing state of Virginia, to be her running mate in the White House showdown against Donald Trump. 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 2 English Conversation Questions / Debates 14,020 discussion and conversation questions for speaking practice. 701 FREE ESL lesson plans, handouts, worksheets and (1.04/4) downloads. Controversial and mainstream topics. 2016-07-24 09:27 826Bytes www.esldiscussions.com 3 As Democratic Convention Nears, Excessive Heat Settles In (1.02/4) As thousands of delegates arrive in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention, it's not just politics they have to contend with — it's also the hot and sticky weather. The heat wave that descended on the city is expected show no mercy on Sunday with temperatures... 2016-07-24 12:01 4KB abcnews.go.com 4 ASEAN Split on How to Deal With China in South China Sea Row (1.02/4) Southeast Asia's main grouping opened a meeting of their foreign ministers Sunday, deeply divided on how to deal with China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea that has impacted some of its members and whipped up an increasing diplomatic quagmire. Laos is hosting the gathering of... 2016-07-24 12:01 5KB abcnews.go.com 5 Kabul blast: Afghanistan mourns protest bombing victims (1.02/4) Afghanistan observes a day of national mourning after a suicide attack claimed by so-called Islamic State kills 80 people at a march in Kabul. 2016-07-24 10:40 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 6 Georgia Nicols horoscopes for July 24, 2016 Avoid shopping or big decisions from 2 a.m... 2016-07-24 09:52 4KB chicago.suntimes.com (1.02/4) 7 DA ‘invites’ IEC to take action against Joburg ads that ‘endorse Tau’ (1.00/4) The Democratic Alliance (DA) appeared to put the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on notice to act on its complaint about taxpayers’ money seemingly being used for electioneering. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 8 California wildfires: Hundreds flee homes near Los Angeles (1.00/4) Fast-moving wildfires have forced hundreds of people to leave their homes in mountains north of Los Angeles, California, the authorities say. 2016-07-24 09:25 1KB www.bbc.co.uk 9 How Labour MPs voted on Trident Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Liam Fox as International Trade Secretary mean for (0.58/4) policy? How did your MP vote on renewing Britain's nuclear programme? 2016-07-24 09:35 7KB www.newstatesman.com 10 Donald Trump brings home his dark vision of America at the Republican convention Owen Smith is naïve if he thinks misogynist abuse in (0.03/4) Labour started with Jeremy Corbyn The Presidential nominee pledged: "Safety must be restored. " 2016-07-24 09:36 10KB www.newstatesman.com 11 Munich shootings: The bloody drama where everyone knows their part Turkey's darkest night: can democracy survive the failed (0.02/4) coup? A teenage gunman murdered nine people in Munich on Friday night. 2016-07-24 09:36 9KB www.newstatesman.com 12 DA asks SCA to deny petitions from ‘Hlaudi and his band of protectors’ Hlaudi Motsoeneng “and his band of protectors now need to abandon this abuse of our judicial system and taxpayers’ money”‚ the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 13 Fire Faith and suspend Hlaudi‚ DA urges ANC The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday greeted the African National Congress’ (ANC) about-turn on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) “with much scepticism”. 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 14 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. 2016-07-24 12:01 950Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 15 ‘SA wine is the best!’ Zuma tells French businesses President Jacob Zuma expressed his gratitude to France’s President François Hollande for “outstanding hospitality”‚ but jokingly suggested the choice of wine could have been better. 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 16 Brown or blonde? New color controversy erupts online — RT Viral One girl’s hairstyle has gone viral, thanks to a flip of the hair that looks like magic. 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB www.rt.com 17 129 killed, 8.6 million affected as extreme rains flood China (PHOTOS) — RT News Some 8.6 million people have been affected by destructive floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in China, local media report. They add that at least 129 people have been killed and the death toll is likely to rise. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.rt.com 18 ‘Principle of collective punishment unacceptable’ – Gorbachev to IOC — RT News Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has sent a letter to the IOC criticizing its blanket ban on the entire Russian Olympic team. Gorbachev appealed on behalf of clean athletes, saying “the principle of collective punishment is unacceptable.” 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB www.rt.com 19 Fransman miffed about learning his ‘sexual harassment’ fate via the media African National Congress (ANC) leader in the Western Cape Marius Fransman is outraged at the way his own party’s integrity committee handled a complaint of sexual harassment against him. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 20 Plenty of cash, not enough competent people in municipalities: Pravin Gordhan Transforming municipalities to function as efficient institutions will take a number of generations to achieve‚ Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan told the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Rosebank on Tuesday. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 21 Youngest Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten denied parole in California — RT America A former follower of serial killer Charles Manson, who’s serving a life sentence for killing a grocer and his wife in their home over 40 years ago, has been denied parole by Californian Governor Jerry Brown. 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB www.rt.com 22 When President Zuma endorsed his daughter’s TV show Five years ago‚ Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube would have struggled to say that she “can’t help who my parents are”. Especially not after her dad had taken to social media to punt the premiere of her new show at the time. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 23 Munich shooting not connected to refugees or ISIS, was inspired by Breivik The Munich shooter had no connection to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) or refugees. He was born and raised on German soil, Bavarian police chief told reporters citing preliminary results of a search of the gunman’s family apartment. 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB www.rt.com 24 SABC board chair stung by ANC’s scathing criticism The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) takes “serious exception” to insinuations that its managers are neither properly educated nor qualified to run the state broadcaster. 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 25 Duterte Sona: Leftists to go on ‘historic’ march July 25 will be historic for the Left as it would be allowed to demonstrate 300 meters from the House of Representatives where President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his first State of the Nation 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 26 Marvel sprinkles some movie magic at Comic-Con SAN DIEGO, United States -- Marvel gave fans a glimpse of its ever-expanding "Cinematic Universe" at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, in a robust response to rival Warner's own 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB entertainment.inquirer.net 27 Argentine mothers hold mass breastfeeding protest BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Hundreds of women turned out in Argentina to breastfeed in public Saturday, in protest at the removal of a mother for nursing publicly in a Buenos Aires square last 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 28 China builds massive seaplane — state media BEIJING, China — China has completed production of the world's largest amphibious aircraft, state media has said, the latest effort in the country's program to wean itself off 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 29 FULL TEXT: Executive order on freedom of information President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Saturday an executive order (EO) implementing the freedom of information in the executive branch. READ: Duterte signs FOI order According to 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 30 Ready or not: Rio Olympics open doors at Athletes Village RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Ready or not, the Rio Olympics are opening their doors. The Games begin in just over two weeks, but the Athletes Village opens officially on Sunday, meaning 2016-07-24 12:01 4KB sports.inquirer.net 31 Andanar: Duterte’s Sona speech made me cry The speech of President Rodrigo Duterte for his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday made his Communications Secretary cry. In a press conference in Davao City, Secretary Martin 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 32 Tiger Mauls Woman to Death in Chinese Wildlife Park Siberian tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing mauled a woman to death and wounded another when they stepped out of their car in an enclosure, a Chinese state-run newspaper said.