La crise de l'EURO
Europe and the euro A troubled union There’s something wrong with Europe. No one can agree what. IS THE euro crisis over*? To judge from how often the words appear in global media (down by three-quarters between early* 2012 and early 2014), the answer...
Un nouveau leader pour l'Inde, à surveiller !
India’s strongman Narendra Modi’s amazing victory gives India its best chance ever of prosperity THE most important change in the world over the past 30 years* has been the rise* of China. The increase* in its average* annual GDP* per head* from around...
Une version du bonheur par quelques jeunes iraniens!!!
Iran releases* Pharrell Williams’ fans detained for singing hit song Happy Arrests caused outrage* and made headlines* across world, prompted* both* Williams and President Hassan Rouhani to react To release = relâcher, libérer Outrage = scandale, indignation...
Qui va mourir dans la série des SIMPSONS?
Who should they kill in The Simpsons' yellow wedding*? Maggie may not do much, but she's not likely to be for the chop*. Sideshow Bob is due his comeuppance* and Barney Gumble deserves* a haunting* ending. And then there's Ned Flanders … yellow wedding...
Savoir comment réparer un casque audio!
How to mend broken headphones With a bit of solder and nimble* fingers bring a new lease of life* to your headphones and avoid* shelling out for an expensive new pair nimble = agile, vif ; a new lease of life = une seconde vie, un regain de vitalité ;...
Faits scientifiques: vrai ou faux?
John McNally's top 10 true or false science facts Does a Polo mint* really light up* when broken in half? Sometimes truth* is stranger than fiction… here are 10 of the best crazy science "facts" – see if you can tell the true from false! a polo mint =...
Bébés volés au Chili, qu'a fait l'église catholique?
Chile: Catholic priests* investigated over* stolen* babies Church leaders admit to knowing about scheme* in which single* mothers were pressured to give up* their newborns* for adoption A priest = un prêtre Investigated over = interrogé à propos de To...
Les restos du cœur, version britannique
Food Cycle: turning food waste* into* healthy* meals and smiles Every week Food Cycle volunteers serve up* thousands of meals to vulnerable people in the UK. We celebrate its fifth birthday Waste = déchets To turn into = transformer Healthy = sain, en...
Inondations tragiques en Serbie
Serbia floods* threaten* country's biggest power plant* Sandbags* stacked* around Nikola Tesla plant 20 miles outside Belgrade as thousands of people are evacuated in Bosnia Flood (to flood = inonder) = inondation To threaten = menacer A power plant =...
Hommage à un héros australien
Sir Jack Brabham was a unique Australian hero The three-time Formula One world champion was a good driver but it was as* an engineer* that he showed his true genius As = en tant que, comme An engineer = un ingénieur Monday’s news that Sir Jack Brabham...