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Millions celebrate the Year of the Ox
Do the planets control your future? On Friday, a quarter of the world’s population will welcome in a new lunar year. Many hope the ox will bring stability and positivity for the year ahead.
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Why we need to teach robots to be good
Artificial intelligence is taking over more and more of the boring jobs in life. It is incredibly useful. But now that robots take so many decisions for us, they need to be moral as well.
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Billions to be spent in Black Friday spree
Do we care too much about presents? The busiest shopping day of the year is here. People are rushing to buy Christmas gifts. However, many believe that Christmas is about more than presents.
- Society
- Reading Band 5
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Sunflowers think, feel and help each other!
Should we learn to act like sunflowers? Scientists say that sunflowers work together and share food so that they can all grow. Maybe plants can teach us how to get along with each other.
- Science
- Reading Band 5
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The Pope, the professor and our robot future
Should we worry about robots? Pope Francis thinks so. He says that as robots become more advanced, we must make sure they serve humans rather than control us.
- Technology
- Reading Band 8
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Mosque attack prompts clampdown on extremism
Who is to blame for the terror attack which took place in New Zealand last week? The world is still mourning the deaths of 50 Muslims who were killed during Friday Prayer.
- Conflict
- Reading Band 14+
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Pancakes, fasting and the meaning of Lent
Should you give things up for Lent? Millions of Christians are staying away from things like chocolate as part of the 40-day countdown to Easter. Is it better to take things up instead?
- Culture
- Reading Band 14+
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Millions celebrate Chinese Year of the Pig
Do you believe in astrology? This week, one fifth of the world’s population is celebrating Chinese New Year. The Year of Pig promises to bring wealth, joy and relaxation…
- Culture
- Reading Band 11
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The smiling boy who is set to be a saint
Do we need more modern-day saints? Carlo Acutis was a teenager and computer programmer who spent his life doing good. He died in 2006. Now he is on his way to becoming a Catholic saint.
- Society
- Reading Band 8
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School tries (and fails) to ban Christmas
Is the true meaning of Christmas lost? The holiday is a “stressful” and “lonely” time says one teacher at a school in Yorkshire. However, her students do not agree…
- Society
- Reading Band 5
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A Christmas Carol teaches ‘gift of giving’
What can we learn from this 170-year-old story? As Christmas fast approaches, productions of Dickens’s classic tale about Ebenezer Scrooge are being staged up and down the country.
- Culture
- Reading Band 14+
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‘The American festival we all should celebrate’
Should Britain have Thanksgiving? At this time of year, American families come together to eat turkey and say what they are thankful for. Some British people are celebrating Thanksgiving Day...
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Christmas shopping frenzy on Black Friday
Do we care too much about gifts? Black Friday is one of the biggest days of the year for shops. People are rushing to buy presents in time for Christmas. Has it all got out of hand?
- Money
- Reading Band 8
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The moral message of the new Harry Potter film
Can it teach us about the world? Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is the latest film from the Harry Potter universe....
- Culture
- Reading Band 11
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Hubble bubble! The fascinating magic of witches
Should we believe in magic? For centuries, societies have been terrified and entranced by stories of witches and their spells. Maybe we all believe in magic more than we think.
- Culture
- Reading Band 14+