Speech Materals 203 Genetically-modified purple tomatoes heading for shops
The prospect of genetically modified purple tomatoes reaching the shelves has come a step closer. Their dark pigment is ...
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Speech Materals 202 Gastronomic voyeurism is the latest craze in South Kore
WATCHING someone eat food via webcam is the latest craze in South Korea. A report by Reuters suggests this gastronomic v...
Speech Materals 201 Time’s up for siestas, delayed meetings and late nights, Spaniards told in effort to make them work better
Their three-hour lunch breaks have long been the envy of workers in neighbouring countries, their business meetings ofte...
Speech Materals 200 7-Eleven looks to U.S. to inspire online revolution
The 81-year-old Japanese executive who built 7-Eleven into the world’s biggest convenience store chain has a new mission...
Speech Materals 199 The Terrible Effects of Misdiagnoses
It is beyond troubling to know that misdiagnoses are still such a common threat, despite our latest medical advances. It...
Speech Materals 198 Where is the world’s most corrupt nation?
Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are seen as the most corrupt nations in the world, according to Transparency Intern...
Speech Materals 197 Scientists use lightning bolt to charge mobile phone
Some 200 years after Mary Shelley used lightning to breathe life into Frankenstein's monster, scientists have copied her...
Speech Materals 196 China to ease one-child policy, abolish labor camps, report says
China announced it will relax its decades-long one-child policy and abolish labor camps in an effort to improve human ri...
Speech Materals 195 NY Mayor Bill de Blasio mocked over eating a pizza
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio may have bitten off more than he could chew at a photo opportunity in a pizza restaurant. ...
Speech Materals 194 Amazon says drone deliveries are the future
In the not-too-distant future, Amazon deliveries could come by air directly to your doorstep. The online mega-retailer u...
Speech Materals 193 Battling Our Sedentary Lifestyle
Researchers Experiment With Techniques That May Lessen Sitting Time During Work We’re now hearing about the fatal risks ...
Speech Materals 192 Brain function ‘boosted for days after reading a novel’
Reading a gripping novel causes biological changes in the brain which last for days as the mind is transported into the ...
Speech Materals 191 Saudi women’s new campaign to end driving ban
Women who want the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to lift a de facto ban that prohibits them from driving have launched an onli...
Speech Materals 190 Wind Turbine Syndrome Blamed for Mysterious Symptoms in Cape Cod Town
Sue Hobart, a bridal florist from Massachusetts, couldn't understand why she suddenly developed headaches, ringing in he...
Speech Materals 189 ‘Tobacco-free’ plan for Republic of Ireland
The Irish health minister has published a plan to make the state "tobacco-free" by 2025. Dr James Reilly has defined a "...
Speech Materals 188 Do children’s toys influence their career choices?
Everyone has memories of toys they loved playing with as a child. It might be building blocks or a train set, a doll hou...
Speech Materals 187 Marijuana waste helps turn pot-eating pigs into tasty pork roast
With Washington state about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana, the budding ranks ...
Speech Materals 186 Is your job making you fat?
You might expect that being a chef puts you at the highest risk of putting on weight, but you’d be wrong. New research h...
Speech Materals 185 How safe is food served by pop-up street outlets?
Street food is increasingly popular across the UK with a boom in outlets and festivals dedicated to the cuisine. But how...
Speech Materals 184 Goats attract animal-lovers at Tokyo cafe
At Sakuragaoka Cafe, customers can get up close and personal with Sakura and Chocolat, two goats belonging to cafe owner...
Speech Materals 183 Telling The Elderly That They Are Forgetful Can Make Their Memory Worse
Simply telling grandma that she forgot your birthday because she's getting older might exacerbate her memory problems. A...
Speech Materals 182 GlassesOff app claims to eliminate need for reading glasses
Like death and taxes, reading glasses can seem almost inevitable -- perhaps until now. A new app called GlassesOff claim...
Speech Materals 181 Philippines Bicycle Company Says Its Products Protect Environment
Can bicycles help the Philippines reduce poverty and protect the environment at the same time? A social entrepreneur who...
Speech Materals 180 One man’s trash … the jewelry made from boiled bones
In many African cultures, every part of a slaughtered cow is used. Nothing goes to waste, not even the bones. Following ...
Speech Materals 179 Kyushu Railway unveils super-luxury train
A Japanese railway operator on Friday unveiled a new super-luxury train it hopes will appeal to well-heeled travellers w...
Speech Materals 178 Japanese kindergarten ordered to pay $1.8 million over tsunami deaths
In the first ruling of its kind in Japan, a court has ordered a kindergarten to pay almost $2 million to the parents of ...
Speech Materals 177 Japan media: Euphoria over Olympics
Japanese media are euphoric about Tokyo being chosen to host the 2020 summer Olympics. Tokyo jubilant over successful 20...
Speech Materals 176 Helene Gayle: Meet the CEO feeding the world
Helene Gayle must be one of the few chief executives who dreams of a world where her job doesn't exist. In fact, the pre...
Speech Materals 175 Can wind towers take the heat off UAE’s air-con addiction?
According to the World Bank, the emirate is now one of the largest consumers of energy per capita in the world -- and an...
Speech Materals 174 Eiji Toyoda, Driver of Global Expansion, Dies at 100
Eiji Toyoda spent half his life managing Toyota Motor Corp. and played an integral role in Japan's rise to the top of th...
Speech Materals 173 Vietnam capital to reassign obese, rude traffic cops: paper
Pot-bellied, short, or abusive traffic policemen will be barred from working on the streets of Vietnam's capital and ass...
Speech Materals 172 UK firm sorry for making jobseekers dance at interview
British electronics retailer Currys issued an apology after admitting that interviewees trying to earn a job as a sales ...
Speech Materals 171 Sugar is ‘the most dangerous drug of our time’ and should come with smoking-style health warnings, says Dutch health chief
Sugary foods and drinks should come with a smoking-style health warning, according to a leading Dutch health expert. Pau...
Speech Materals 170 Sarin: The Nerve Agent Used To Kill 1,400 Syrians
On Sunday (Sept 1, 2013), the Obama administration indicated evidence that the Syrian regime has relied on chemical warf...
Speech Materals 169 One thing you’d change in your city
According to the World Health Organization, 70 percent of the global population is expected to live in cities by 2050. W...
Speech Materals 168 Indian village bans mobile phone use by women
A village council in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has banned the use of mobile phones by women, saying the phones w...
Speech Materals 167 Gov’t to spend Y47 bil on Fukushima water crisis, including ice wall
The Japanese government on Tuesday (Sept. 3, 2013) pledged 47 billion yen to contain leaks and decontaminate radioactive...
Speech Materals 166 EU says China guilty of giving illegal aid to solar industry
European companies accuse Chinese rivals of benefiting from unfair state aid allowing them to dump about 21 billion euro...
Speech Materals 165 Why falling in love makes you FAT: Two-thirds of couples put on two stone after getting into a relationship
More than 60 per cent of people put on weight when they are in a comfortable relationship and 72 per cent also think the...
Speech Materals 164 US needs European friends right now’: Swedish Politcal Scientist said
Sweden's support of the EU-US free-trade agreement could be one reason for President Barack Obama's decision to visit Sw...
Speech Materals 163 5 Tech Products That Will Be Dead in 5 Years
With the speed of innovation in the tech industry, we can't know every piece of technology that will fill our everyday l...
Speech Materals 162 Dunkin’ Donuts to take on Krispy Kreme in a bid to crack UK market 20 years after pulling out of Britain
Dunkin' Donuts is to square up to Krispy Kreme in what promises to be an epic clash of the fried dough treat. The US cha...
Speech Materals 161 Countries without McDonald’s
McDonald's Corp. is the world's largest restaurant chain, with 34,480 restaurants in 119 countries. The burger chain has...
Speech Materals 160 Climate strongly affects human conflict and violence worldwide, says study
Shifts in climate are strongly linked to human violence around the world, with even relatively minor departures from nor...
Speech Materals 159 China ’employs 2 million to police internet’
China has around two million people policing public opinion online, according to a state media report that sheds light o...
Speech Materals 158 China Couple Speak Of ‘Forced Abortion’
A couple from Shandong Province tell Sky News how authorities terminated a pregnancy to enforce the country's one-child ...
Speech Materals 157 Religion could disappear by 2041 because people will have replaced God with possessions, claims leading psychologist
Religious people in many developed countries will be a minority by 2041, according to one Irish biopsychologist. This tr...
Speech Materals 156 Oprah Winfrey racism row over Switzerland shop incident
Billionaire U.S. media mogul Oprah Winfrey says she was the victim of racism on a recent trip to Switzerland when a shop...
Speech Materals 155 Russia steps up military expansion
Vladimir Putin announced ambitious plans to revive Russia's military power and restore its role as the world's leading p...
Speech Materals 154 Lithuanian capital to install public ‘happiness barometer’
The mayor of Vilnius plans to install a huge screen on the town hall to broadcast a real-time "happiness barometer" that...