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Emoji leading to 'serious decline' in English skills

Emojiisthefastest-growinglanguageinhistory-anditisruiningyoungpeople'sEnglishskills,researchbyYouTubehasrevealed.Nearlyeveryonethevideosharingwebsiteaskedsaidth

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Don't say cheese: Amsterdam turns against English usage in shops

Theircountry’sgripoftheEnglishlanguagehaslongbeenasourceofnationalpridefortheDutch.Butsomearguealinehastobedrawnsomewhereand,forthemunicipalityofAmsterdam,thata

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Iran’s English ban triggers debate over rich-poor divide

IranhasbannedtheteachingofEnglishinprimaryschoolsfollowingwarningsfromIslamicleadersthatearlylearningofthelanguageisthefirststeptoaWestern“culturalinvasion”asth

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Historic sites brought to life on Google for the first time

ArmchairhistoriansnowneednotleavetheirlivingroomstoseekeyEnglishsitesinincredibledetail.ApartnershipbetweenEnglishHeritageandGooglemeanssiteslikeTintagelCastlei

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A Chinese deliveryman trades his takeout for education

AdeliverymanwhohasbecomeanonlinecelebrityforsendinghiscustomersmessagesinEnglishwillsoonhavemoreopportunitiestousethelanguage.MaoZhaomuwasadeliverymaninSouthwes

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How Americanisms are killing the English language

SoitturnsoutIcannolongerspeakEnglish.ThiswasthealarmingrealisationfoisteduponmebyMatthewEngel’switty,cantankerousyetnonethelesspersuasivepolemicThat’stheWayitCr

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Food delivery boy admitted by Sichuan International Studies University

TheSichuanfooddeliverycourierwhowasonceanInternetphenomenonbecauseofhisEnglishtextmessagestocustomershasbeenadmittedbySichuanInternationalStudiesUniversity(SISU

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China's monk robot Xian'er to 'speak' English

Encasedinyellowrobesandsportingwhatlookslikeashavedhead,thisrobothasbeenanInternet-favoritesince2016.KnownforitsabilitytospreadBuddhistwisdomtothedigitalgenerat

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87-year-old Yuan Longping gives a fluent English speech to the world

Onceweheard“ProfessorYuanLongping”,thefirstthingshowninourmindmaybethatheistheFatherofHybridRice.However,haveyouheardthisChinesescientistspeakEnglishbefore?OnJu

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Meet the new last word in English: zyzzyva

Eating a tasty meal with chana dal or doenjang washed down with a gin daisy could well foster a nice feeling of hygge. Just hope you don't find any zyzzyva on your plate.

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Record number of Cubans learning English

ArecordfourmilliontouristswenttoCubalastyear,includingmorethan600,000visitorsfromtheUnitedStates.This,alongwiththeprospectofnewbusinessopportunitiesiftheUStrade

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DiDi advances international plan with new bilingual ride-hailing service

Didi Chuxing announced the beta launch of bilingual functions on its app in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Starting today, users in the three cities will gradually have access to an English interface upon installing or upgrading to the latest version of the DiDi app.

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CPPCC member thwarts removal of English from college exam

A CPPCC member denounced on March 6 a proposal to remove English from China’s college entrance exam, stressing the benefits of studying English for students who live in an increasingly open world.

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Bill English confirmed as new New Zealand Prime Minister

​New Zealand's ruling center-right National Party on Monday confirmed that Bill English is replacing outgoing Prime Minister John Key, while the new Deputy Prime Minister will be Paula Bennett.

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Bill English to succeed John Key as New Zealand’s next prime minister as challengers drop out

​Bill English looks certain to be New Zealand’s next prime minister. The deputy leader of the Nationals has secured the public support of 30 of the party’s MPs on Thursday – a majority – and, following the withdrawal of two challengers, stands unopposed for the leadership.

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New Zealand's Deputy PM Bill English considers running for party leadership

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Bill English said on Monday (Dec 5) that he is considering running for the leadership of the ruling National Party after the surprise resignation of Prime Minister John Key.

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Some Japanese find frustration, others freedom in foreign tongues

The Japanese have never been skilled at communication, but they have been able to fall back on the belief that everyone understood each other without saying anything. Unfortunately, this has never applied to non-Japanese.