Speech Materals 068 Ferrari Driven By Boy, 9: Father Charged
A millionaire businessman has been charged with endangering the life of a child after allowing his nine-year-old son to ...
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Speech Materals 067 Early bilingualism develops sharper brain: Study
A new research has demonstrated that adults who have been bilingual since childhood are granted with sharper brains and ...
Speech Materals 066 Dollar-Less Iranians Discover Virtual Currency
Under sanctions imposed by the U.S. and its allies, dollars are hard to come by in Iran. The value of the rial has erode...
Speech Materals 065 Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy due to cancer gene
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer. The 3...
Speech Materals 064 Spanish royal family’s popularity at record low
A Spanish government agency poll shows the popularity of the Spanish monarchy has plunged to an unprecedentedly low leve...
Speech Materals 063 Philippine mayor in deadly ambush
Gunmen have killed at least 10 people in an ambush on a local mayor in the southern Philippines, police say. The attack ...
Speech Materals 062 Mexico’s controversial memorial for drug war victims
A controversial memorial has been unveiled in Mexico to commemorate the tens of thousands of people killed during the br...
Speech Materals 061 Man kicked off plane for ‘being too fat’
A man claims he was asked to disembark a Southwest Airlines aircraft for being overweight. Matthew Harper, who weighs ab...
Speech Materals 060 Latin America ‘threatened by rising cancer cases’
Cancer is threatening to overwhelm Latin American countries, experts writing in Lancet Oncology warn. There are far fewe...
Speech Materals 059 Facebook to charge for messages sent to non-friends
FACEBOOK users are to be charged up to ?10 a time to message people who are not in their network of friends. The site wi...
Speech Materals 058 Baby sold on Facebook for drug money
A man in India has been arrested for allegedly trying to sell his new-born grandson on Facebook for drug money, reports ...
Speech Materals 057 Wrinkle Fillers ‘A Crisis Waiting To Happen’
Injectable anti-wrinkle treatments are a "crisis waiting to happen", government health advisers have warned. A review of...
Speech Materals 056 The Length of the Average Cough
If you're like most Americans, you head to the doctor for antibiotics when a hacking cough persists more than a week. Bu...
Speech Materals 055 Stop Killer Robots
WEIRD WORLD: A new global campaign warns of the dangers of "autonomous weapons" - aka killer robot drones - which could ...
Speech Materals 054 Samsung Unveils ‘World’s Biggest Smartphone’
Samsung has unveiled the largest smartphone so far - a 6.3in device called the Galaxy Mega. The size of the phone fits i...
Speech Materals 053 New Zealand Updates Banned Baby Names List
King, Princess, Prince. Just because your own little darling is a sweet princess in your eyes doesn't mean the governmen...
Speech Materals 052 Nestle CEO seeks to control the world’s water supply
Gun control may be a hot topic, but what about water control? Recent comments from Nestle CEO Peter Brabeck imply that t...
Speech Materals 051 Michelle Obama’s triceps spur 4,400 percent increase in upper arm plastic surgery
First lady Michelle Obama's toned triceps have spurred an almost 4,400 percent increase in upper arm plastic surgery acc...
Speech Materals 050 Married Names vs Maiden Names
A recent survey found that fewer than ten percent of American women plan to keep their names after getting married, down...
Speech Materals 049 Employees Get Tattoo of Company Logo For Pay Raise
Talk about company loyalty. A New York-based real estate firm Rapid Realty has offered its 800 employees a 15% pay raise...
Speech Materals 048 Does technology hinder or help toddlers’ learning?
Children under five years old have an uncanny knack of knowing how to master new technology. From smart phones to tablet...
Speech Materals 047 Cinnamon Challenge: Doctors Warn Of Dangers
Doctors in America have warned that a cinnamon-eating craze popular with teenagers is potentially harmful. The "Cinnamon...
Speech Materals 046 Celebs Freeze Eggs While Careers are Hot
Sofia Vergara is planning ahead. The engaged actress, who hopes to expand her family with fiance Nick Loeb, recently rev...
Speech Materals 045 Britain now divided into SEVEN classes not just upper, middle and working: Which are you?
The traditional upper class, middle class and working class system appears to have disappeared, according to a new study...
Speech Materals 044 Airline bans flight attendants from wearing red lipstick
Turkish Airlines has sparked debate following a move to ban female flight attendants from wearing brightly-colored lipst...
Speech Materals 043 The Real-Life Merman
Like any other 22-year-old Floridian, Eric Ducharme loves to swim, except when he dives into the water, he trades his sw...
Speech Materals 042 Woman who thought she was suffering from stomach cramps goes to hospital… and GIVES BIRTH seven hours later
A woman who went to hospital with stomach pains was stunned to discover she was 35 weeks pregnant and in labour. Hannah ...
Speech Materals 041 Terra Motors launches electric tuk-tuk for Philippines
"E-trikes" are part of a movement to cut CO2 emissions and fuel costs in Asian cities. Manila wants 100,000 by 2016.Tuk-...
Speech Materals 040 Pay-as-you-weigh airfares the ‘next step’
The head of Samoa Air has defended its policy of charging passengers by their weight, arguing such a system is not only ...
Speech Materals 039 Motorcycle Helmet Laws: An Attack on One’s Freedom of Choice or a Necessary Safety Requirement?
All motorcycle riders in the state of Maine may soon be required by law to wear motorcycle helmets while operating or ri...
Speech Materals 038 Medical tourism: A global stampede for affordable care
As health costs skyrocket, Western travellers are getting comfortable with "foreign doctors" and much cheaper procedures...
Speech Materals 037 French school excludes Muslim girl for wearing headband
A French family is set to sue a school for separating their daughter from her classmates for wearing a five-centimetre-w...
Speech Materals 036 Oklahoma Dentist’s Patients Begin HIV Tests
Up to 7,000 people begin tests for hepatitis and HIV after being treated at dental clinics accused of re-using needles. ...
Speech Materals 035 Chewing gum could make you FAT because the minty taste makes sugary food more tempting
It may well give you minty-fresh breath, but chewing gum could also cause weight gain, new research suggests. Scientists...
Speech Materals 034 Barack Obama criticised for commenting on California attorney general’s looks
President Barack Obama rankled some of his own female supporters on Thursday after he described California's Kamala Harr...
Speech Materals 033 Attacking ‘goths, emos, punks and metallers’ now a hate crime in Manchester
LONDON - If you punch a punk in Manchester, it could be a hate crime. Police in the English city announced Wednesday tha...
Speech Materals 032 Nigeria: Floating School Built In Slum Makoko
A three-storey floating school will soon be used in Makoko, a poverty stricken community on the flooded coastline of Nig...
Speech Materals 031 Mini ‘Blood Labs’ Can Predict A Heart Attack
A blood testing laboratory that is so small it can be implanted under the skin has been invented by Swiss scientists. Th...
Speech Materals 030 Mass migration: Who benefits and why?
It has often been called the brain drain - highly skilled workers in developing countries leaving their homeland to work...
Speech Materals 029 Kit Kat Bars Recalled After Plastic Found
Nestle has recalled four varieties of Kit Kat Chunky bars after pieces of plastic were found by seven people. The compan...
Speech Materals 028 Homeless man who returned diamond ring reunited with long lost family
A homeless man whose life has been turned around after he returned a diamond ring that was dropped into his collection c...
Speech Materals 027 Dog eats boys finger, dad shoots dog and then retrieves finger while ambulance arrives
An 11-year-old boy in Bradenton, Florida is recovering in hospital after his pinky finger was bitten off by the family's...
Speech Materals 026 Countries with highest suicide rates
India: With the growing number of farmer suicides, India has one of the world's highest suicide rates with an average of...
Speech Materals 025 Cold, hard — and dirty – cash
March 28, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- You may want to wash your hands every time you pay with cash. A team of scientists at ...
Speech Materals 024 Berlin Wall: Parts Torn Down By Developers
Campaigners have hit out at the developer who removed sections of the wall "in a sneaky manner" before dawn. Parts of th...
Speech Materals 023 Beer good for your heart and bones, study shows
March 25, 2013 -- Beer may not seem like a healthy drink, but drinking it in moderation can protect your bones, reduce y...
Speech Materals 022 Vandals Remove an Umbrella from a Statue
Marija Juric Zagorka was a Croatian journalist and writer who worked in the first part of the 20th century. A statue was...
Speech Materals 021 Polka-dot dresses the rage in N. Korea
Polka-dot dresses and manual threshing machines were among the hottest consumer products in North Korea last year, accor...
Speech Materals 020 Milkman uses milk to put out fire
In a daring moo-ve, a quick-thinking milkman has averted an udder disaster in inner Brisbane, dousing a fire with milk. ...
Speech Materals 019 Fists Fly In Ukrainian Parliamentary Punch-Up
The Ukrainian parliament had to be suspended after fighting broke out between politicians. The brawl was between members...