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Germany wins the World Cup Summary 14 July 2014 Germany is celebrating victory in the World Cup final after a 1-0 win over Argentina in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night. The match was level at 0-0 after 90 minutes, but Germany took the lead in the seco
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Assisted dying debate Vocabulary of sound mind rational, mentally healthy modelled on (here) following the example of frail physically weak disabled lacking some physical abilities backing support significant (here) important
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Assisted dying debate Opponents of the proposal think it could put disabled people at risk A law which would allow assisted suicide is being discussed in Britain. The proposal is based on laws already in place in the US states of Oregon and Washingto
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Internet piracy warnings Vocabulary legitimate done according to the law capped limited offenders people who act illegally it's a far cry from it's very different from controversial causing people to disagree and argue misuse (noun) improper use comp
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Internet piracy warnings Illegal downloads could amount to a quarter of content consumed online in the UK Warning emails are to be sent to people in the UK who are downloading music and films illegally. From 2015, up to four warnings a year will be s
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'Fluffy' dinosaurs were widespread Vocabulary snout nose and mouth of an animal hind the back part of an animal's body evidence information which shows something is true evolved changed gradually over time scaly covered in hard, flat pieces of skin d
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'Fluffy' dinosaurs were widespread What did dinosaurs really look like? The majority of dinosaurs were covered with feathers or had the potential to grow feathers. A discovery of 150 million year-old fossils in Siberia indicates that feathers were mo
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Britain goes ahead with fracking Vocabulary shale a kind of rock made of thin layers which can break easily accelerate increase the speed of consents permissions or agreements dependency a situation in which you need something or someone tightening t
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Britain goes ahead with fracking The UK government hopes fracking will reduce the country's need to import gas Energy companies are being invited to bid for licences to extract oil and gas from large areas of Britain using the controversial process k
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Researchers explain goalkeepers' mistake Vocabulary tossed thrown into the air, often without care in a row one after the other, in a sequence tails (here) the side of a coin which doesn't show the head of a person fallacy an idea people usually thin
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Researchers explain goalkeepers' mistake Goalkeepers are lucky because strikers aren't aware of statistics, say researchers Summary 1 August 2014 Goalkeepers facing penalty shootouts make a predictable mistake that could influence the outcome, say re
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WW1 centenary Vocabulary commemorate to remember something officially and with respect half-hearted showing no enthusiasm overshadowed by seen as less important than aversion strong dislike glorifying make something seem more impressive than it shoul
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WW1 centenary Many British soldiers who fought in France are buried in the Ypres Cemetery in Belgium Summary 4 August 2014 World leaders are gathering in Belgium for one of a number of ceremonies marking 100 years since Britain joined World War One.
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Monkey business! Vocabulary selfie photo that you take of yourself on a smartphone, usually for use on social media self-portrait picture of yourself that you draw, paint or photograph viral everywhere, spreading quickly via internet and social media
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Monkey business! Summary 8 August 2014 A row has been going on about just who owns the copyright on a rather unusual selfie. It's of a crested black macaque who took a snap of herself with a British photographer's camera in Indonesia. The photographe
