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29th October 2020: Billionaire Chuck Feeney achieves goal of giving away his fortune

At the age of 89, Chuck Feeney finally achieved his life’s ambition—giving away all of his $8 billion fortune.

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22nd October 2020: Face masks pick perilous path from health protector to fashion accessory

As face masks become fashionable, the fashion industry wonders how to make the necessary become the desirable.

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15th October 2020: Ami, the tiny cube on wheels that French 14-year-olds can drive

Why is an electric, tiny car with a top speed of 45 km/h so incredibly popular with the teenagers of Paris?

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8th October 2020: The signs revamping low-traffic neighbourhoods

Road signs are normally used to stop people and cars. Now, road signs are starting a new, positive use of roads in the UK.

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1st October 2020: Why do authors get a pittance for film rights?

Film and television writers dream of becoming rich, but it doesn’t always come true.

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Lesson Share: Halloween — Which monster are you?

Thais Casson wins this month’s Lesson Share with a Halloween quiz lesson.

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Business News Lesson: Robots help get food from farm to table

October 2020: With the pandemic making it hard to find enough workers, the food industry uses robots to support the food supply chain.

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24th September 2020: Rescue pet shelters emptied by surge in demand during pandemic

All across Australia, there is a huge demand for pets as people spend more time indoors.

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17th September 2020: Meet the man spending billions on old hits

As we increase our use of streaming music services, could music become even more valuable than gold?

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10th September 2020: What a 200-year-old experiment teaches parents about home schooling

Could parents learn something about teaching kids at home from an 18th-century French schoolmaster?

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Online Education: Assessing students’ needs and lacks

Chia Suan Chong looks at different ways teachers can use diagnostic testing, integrative testing, and self-assessment to help their students learn more effectively.

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3rd September 2020: Covid-19 reawakens Europe’s sleeper trains

Sleeper trains may be on their way back with so many people avoiding airports.

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Business Spotlight: Get your CV past the bots

This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about the importance of having a CV that will get an applicant past the computer programs that companies use to filter job applications.

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Business News Lesson: Quick Loans for Mexican Businesses

September 2020: Businesses in Mexico may obtain quick loans to finance their companies during the coronavirus pandemic.

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27th August 2020: ‘Wave of silence’ spread around world during coronavirus pandemic

As the pandemic made life much, much quieter, seismic scientists found it easier to hear earthquakes.

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20th August 2020: Robot dolphins: the cruelty-free £20m ‘animal’

Robot dolphins might be an alternative to live animals for aquariums in China.

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13th August 2020: I found a fortune in a charity shop

Andy Hewson picked up a copy of The Hobbit for 50p, but later found out it was worth much more than that. 

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6th August 2020: Ocean swimming: my greatest discovery of the coronavirus pandemic

Alison Rourke reflects on how her new love of ocean swimming has helped her in these difficult times.

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Lesson Share: Dilemmas

Rhiannon Stone wins this month’s Lesson Share with a lesson discussing dilemmas.

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Business Spotlight: A Question of Competence

This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about the importance of intercultural competence in business situations.