BREAKING NEWS ( READING AND LISTENING)

READING AND LISTENING PRACTICE- BREAKING NEWS 

You'll find thousands of articles. When you click on an article, you can read and listen at the same time and you can choose to listen to it either in English or American.

Lessons from Nov 2012 - Feb 2013

• 2013-03-03: Asia has most of the world's billionaires
• 2013-03-01: Technology superstars ask kids to code
• 2013-02-27: Daniel Day-Lewis wins record third Oscar
• 2013-02-25: Speaking English may make you poorer
• 2013-02-23: Women talk three times more than men
• 2013-02-21: City living makes it harder to concentrate
• 2013-02-19: Gunmen kidnap eight foreigners in Nigeria
• 2013-02-17: Meteorite hits Russia, thousands injured
• 2013-02-15: EU and US free trade talks launched
• 2013-02-13: Pope Benedict XVI resigns
• 2013-02-11: 30 million bathe in Ganges for Kumbh Mela
• 2013-02-09: Vietnam preparing for lunar new year
• 2013-02-07: Internet safety lessons for 5-year-olds
• 2013-02-05: French warplanes attack rebels in N. Mali
• 2013-02-03: Brazil still in shock after nightclub inferno
• 2013-02-01: Japan judo coach bullied female stars
• 2013-01-30: France shuns use of Twitter's "hashtag"
• 2013-01-28: Fashion brand makes perfume for babies
• 2013-01-26: U.S. allows women to fight in wars
• 2013-01-24: Gambia introduces 3-day weekend
• 2013-01-22: Girls and women worst hit by recession
• 2013-01-20: Bolshoi Ballet director in acid attack
• 2013-01-18: Boeing Dreamliners grounded worldwide
• 2013-01-16: Celebrity deaths increase suicide in Korea
• 2013-01-14: Secrecy behind David Bowie's new album
• 2013-01-12: Google boss tells N. Korea to use Internet
• 2013-01-10: Digital fork helps you lose weight
• 2013-01-08: Toyota shows video of driverless car
• 2013-01-06: Thousands marry on "Love You Forever Day"
• 2013-01-04: U.S. town bans small bottles of water
• 2013-01-02: 2013 to be great for English students
• 2012-12-31: Law says visit old relatives or pay a fine
• 2012-12-29: UAE gas station strips & fires worker over $2 tip
• 2012-12-27: China opens world's longest high-speed railway
• 2012-12-25: Santa makes changes for reindeer and elves
• 2012-12-23: American man travels a million miles in 2012
• 2012-12-21: Earliest recordings of family Christmas found
• 2012-12-19: Will the world end on Friday?
• 2012-12-17: U.S. gun association silent on Newtown massacre
• 2012-12-15: South America soccer title won after riot
• 2012-12-13: Sitar legend Ravi Shankar dies
• 2012-12-11: India's national anthem world record bid
• 2012-12-09: Swaziland urges "witch doctor" tax
• 2012-12-07: Having children makes women live longer
• 2012-12-05: Text messaging turns 20
• 2012-12-03: Bread that stays fresh for 60 days
• 2012-12-01: U.N. makes landmark decision on Palestine
• 2012-11-29: Finland has world's best education system
• 2012-11-27: Gangnam Style most-watched YouTube video
• 2012-11-25: Gamer beats soccer star to manager's job
• 2012-11-23: Most divorces due to household chores
• 2012-11-21: World's children care most about education
• 2012-11-19: Israel-Gaza conflict intensifies
• 2012-11-17: IKEA 'deeply regrets' forced prison labour
• 2012-11-15: "Omnishambles" is Word Of The Year
• 2012-11-13: Bamboo shortage a risk to pandas
• 2012-11-11: "Toilet theme park" opens in S. Korea
• 2012-11-09: China's leadership change begins
• 2012-11-08: America re-elects President Barack Obama
• 2012-11-07: European Union wastes billions of euros
• 2012-11-05: Moscow to get English radio station
• 2012-11-03: The elephant that can speak Korean
• 2012-11-01: Sandy asks new climate change questions

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Lessons were produced every day between Nov 2004 and Dec 2005.
Lessons were produced at "easier" and "harder" levels between Apr 2005 and Aug 2006.
Podcasts started in Apr 2005.

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