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Is Brexit going to unseat English as the lingua franca?
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Is Brexit going to unseat English as the lingua franca?

...world, destroyed itself in fantasies that it was being colonized in turn" — historians. — Ted Scheinman (@Ted_Scheinman) June 24, 2016 Of course, this spectacular act of self-harming is more like a murder-suicide in that the damage done will not be contained to Britain and affect the rest of the world in ways that we cannot yet know but that look distinctly unpleasant...
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London’s great smog prompts link with Delhi
Nature & Environment

London’s great smog prompts link with Delhi

...world, causing an estimated 6.5 million premature deaths annually. “Lots of things in life we have choices about. Breathing isn’t one of them” After the wreath-laying, the organisers will establish a video link with Delhi, the city which has possibly the world’s worst air quality, with local people reporting on conditions there. On 3 December a cricket match in...
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Time to look again at HIV and relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time to look again at HIV and relationships

...world of HIV medicine. Since the late 90s, the availability of highly active antiretroviral treatment (sometimes known as HAART) has meant that, for those able to access it, HIV has become more like a chronic condition than the fatal infection we’ve seen on our screens. [Map showing couples around the UK] Effective HIV treatment stops the virus from reproducing itself,...
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The Iliad: List of characters
History & The Arts

The Iliad: List of characters

...world, and is the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. The divine Aphrodite offers Helen to Paris, prince of Troy, as a prize for judging her the fairest of the goddesses; Paris’ abduction of Helen is the catalyst for the Trojan War. The Greek hero Menelaus is a Spartan king and the husband of Helen, whom Paris carried off to Troy. It was this abduction that led to the...
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Half of climate safety level has gone - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

Half of climate safety level has gone - Climate News Network

...world is now halfway towards the internationally-agreed safety limit of a maximum 2°C rise in global average temperatures, researchers say. That limit seeks to prevent the global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels exceeding 2°C above the pre-industrial global temperature. The UN’s Paris climate summit later this year aims to ensure that it is not breached....
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal

...world and general public alike in the last month. Specifically, it was discovered that VW had intentionally been using technology for the purpose of emission rigging. The company, not surprisingly, has suffered a major hit to its reputation and stock price. Only this year, VW had become the largest automaker in the world by sales. Now commentators and the public alike...
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Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility

...world knew about this. I promised that we would do so. After we finished filming, Nirapad asked the camera crew to eat with his family. He was a good man who showed us real generosity. The conversation emphasised to me that the geographies of responsibility for contemporary climate change are not uniform; those causing the problem are not always those who suffer most from...
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Stamford College
Education & Development

Stamford College

...world skills at their centre ‘There are some really good courses that work well with what we’re doing.’ Caz shared, ‘Succeed in the workplace was a really useful award and we’ve used Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market as well. ‘There's a lot in that course. The interview information, job applications, networking – it is really valuable and...
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