#4 Featured article: Globalisation on the head
📍 Nigerian women, not unlike other African women, love to experiment with different hair styles. Check out this article to find out in what weird ways this makes a great example of international trade.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/08/15/nigerias-demand-for-fancy-wigs-fuels-a-global-trade?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud
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📍 Nigerian women, not unlike other African women, love to experiment with different hair styles. Check out this article to find out in what weird ways this makes a great example of international trade.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/08/15/nigerias-demand-for-fancy-wigs-fuels-a-global-trade?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud
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The Economist
Nigeria’s demand for fancy wigs fuels a global trade
Hair from everywhere adorns Nigerian heads. The posh prefer Peruvian
#5 Featured article: Free online classes
📍 This article gives you lots of links to get online education of all kinds and about anything you might be interested in – from Harvard to Khan Academy and much much more. All you need is time, enthusiasm and of course a few megabytes!
⛓ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/technology/personaltech/education-free-online-classes.html
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📍 This article gives you lots of links to get online education of all kinds and about anything you might be interested in – from Harvard to Khan Academy and much much more. All you need is time, enthusiasm and of course a few megabytes!
⛓ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/technology/personaltech/education-free-online-classes.html
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NY Times
Continue Your Life’s Education With Free Online Classes
If you’re pondering a career shift, looking to learn a specific skill or just plain bored, consider a web-based class to broaden your horizons.
#6 Featured article: Why we get along with some people
📍 This article describes the surprising psychology that decides whether we like a stranger when we first meet them. It’s not so much about the way they look but, hey, read and find out for yourself!
⛓ https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200917-what-makes-strangers-click
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📍 This article describes the surprising psychology that decides whether we like a stranger when we first meet them. It’s not so much about the way they look but, hey, read and find out for yourself!
⛓ https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200917-what-makes-strangers-click
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Bbc
What makes strangers click?
Conventional wisdom says people are drawn together when they’re most similar. But how you navigate the world together might actually be what ignites the spark.
#7 Featured article: Forgotten brothers
📍 Most of us have heard some horror stories from that strange Uyghur land behind the mountains, but just like other problems that don’t seem to go away we cannot keep worrying every day. Meanwhile we’re all addicted to Made in China and Chinese money makes the world go round, that’s why this human tragedy is possible. Read this very long article – if you manage – to find out how even the fortunate Uyghurs who left China aren’t so fortunate after all.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/10/15/if-i-speak-out-they-will-torture-my-family-voices-of-uyghurs-in-exile
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
📍 Most of us have heard some horror stories from that strange Uyghur land behind the mountains, but just like other problems that don’t seem to go away we cannot keep worrying every day. Meanwhile we’re all addicted to Made in China and Chinese money makes the world go round, that’s why this human tragedy is possible. Read this very long article – if you manage – to find out how even the fortunate Uyghurs who left China aren’t so fortunate after all.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/10/15/if-i-speak-out-they-will-torture-my-family-voices-of-uyghurs-in-exile
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
“If I speak out, they will torture my family”: voices of Uyghurs in exile
The Uyghur diaspora lives in fear of the Chinese state. 1843 spent months recording the stories of London’s nervous community
#8 Featured article: Clean cotton
📍 Cotton is a crop (=a plant that people farm) with a troubled past. Whether or not the future is bright also depends on Uzbekistan. Read this article for an international perspective on the cotton issue.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/international/2020/10/25/can-the-stain-of-forced-and-child-labour-be-removed-from-cotton
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📍 Cotton is a crop (=a plant that people farm) with a troubled past. Whether or not the future is bright also depends on Uzbekistan. Read this article for an international perspective on the cotton issue.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/international/2020/10/25/can-the-stain-of-forced-and-child-labour-be-removed-from-cotton
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
Can the stain of forced and child labour be removed from cotton?
Ensuring that cotton clothing comes from ethical producers is more difficult than it seems
#9 Featured article: Nervous countries
📍 Read this article to find out just how nervous governments can be when faced with protesting citizens, or not even protesting ones. One boy in Singapore holding up a smiley face is revealing just that. Funny and sad at the same time!
⛓ https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/11/28/public-order-in-singapore-has-been-shaken-by-a-hand-drawn-smiley-face
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
📍 Read this article to find out just how nervous governments can be when faced with protesting citizens, or not even protesting ones. One boy in Singapore holding up a smiley face is revealing just that. Funny and sad at the same time!
⛓ https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/11/28/public-order-in-singapore-has-been-shaken-by-a-hand-drawn-smiley-face
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The Economist
Public order in Singapore has been shaken by a hand-drawn smiley face
An activist who stood in a public place with the offending image has been charged with illegal assembly
#10 Featured article: The World in 2021
📍 What lies ahead after this strange year of 2020? Read about some safe predictions from the Economist.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2020/11/16/ten-trends-to-watch-in-the-coming-year
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📍 What lies ahead after this strange year of 2020? Read about some safe predictions from the Economist.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2020/11/16/ten-trends-to-watch-in-the-coming-year
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The Economist
Ten trends to watch in the coming year
A letter from Tom Standage, editor of “The World in 2021”
#11 Featured article: Vaccine globalism
The Economist has always been a source of high-quality news but like other mainstream media outlets has not properly dealt with the controversies (=debatable issues) about the vaccines, the lockdowns, coronavirus testing and the virus itself. Afandi’s advice: Listen to everyone, believe no one! 😏
⛓ https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/01/28/vaccine-nationalism-means-that-poor-countries-will-be-left-behind
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist has always been a source of high-quality news but like other mainstream media outlets has not properly dealt with the controversies (=debatable issues) about the vaccines, the lockdowns, coronavirus testing and the virus itself. Afandi’s advice: Listen to everyone, believe no one! 😏
⛓ https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/01/28/vaccine-nationalism-means-that-poor-countries-will-be-left-behind
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
Vaccine nationalism means that poor countries will be left behind
In some, coverage won’t be widespread until 2023, if ever
#12 Featured article: Working From Bed (WFB)
📍 Apart from resting, do you like to do your daily life tasks, working on your laptop or checking your phone in the comfy (=comfortable) environment of your bed? It could be bad for you. Read this BBC article to check out why.
⛓ https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210217-is-it-bad-to-you-work-from-your-bed-for-a-year
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #psychology
📍 Apart from resting, do you like to do your daily life tasks, working on your laptop or checking your phone in the comfy (=comfortable) environment of your bed? It could be bad for you. Read this BBC article to check out why.
⛓ https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210217-is-it-bad-to-you-work-from-your-bed-for-a-year
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #psychology
Bbc
What happens when you work from bed for a year
The allure of working from bed is strong – but turning your mattress into your office can trigger a slew of health problems, both psychological and physical.
#13 Featured article: China and Central Asia
📍 As China is expanding its global reach, the Central Asian countries along the old and new Silk Road are of great importance. Read today’s not one, not two, but three articles about the tricky role that China now plays in Central Asia.
⛓ https://eurasianet.org/poll-shows-uzbeks-like-neighbors-growing-leery-of-chinese-investments
⛓ https://eurasianet.org/china-taking-big-brother-to-central-asia
⛓ https://eurasianet.org/perspectives-chinas-central-asia-strategy-in-the-age-of-extreme-competition
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📍 As China is expanding its global reach, the Central Asian countries along the old and new Silk Road are of great importance. Read today’s not one, not two, but three articles about the tricky role that China now plays in Central Asia.
⛓ https://eurasianet.org/poll-shows-uzbeks-like-neighbors-growing-leery-of-chinese-investments
⛓ https://eurasianet.org/china-taking-big-brother-to-central-asia
⛓ https://eurasianet.org/perspectives-chinas-central-asia-strategy-in-the-age-of-extreme-competition
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Eurasianet
Poll shows Uzbeks, like neighbors, growing leery of Chinese investments
The longer Central Asians host Chinese investors, the less they seem to like them.
#14 Featured article: O’zbekiston kelajagi buyuk Xitoymi?
📍 Today’s article is about face recognition systems being installed at schools across Uzbekistan.
⛓ https://kun.uz/en/85752493
▶️ Read the article and debate with your fellow subscribers in the Afandi English Chat.
🗣 The debate question is: Can cameras and Face ID systems improve the quality of education?
🙂 If your birthday is between 1 January and 30 June you say YES.
☹️If your birthday is between 1 July and 31 December you say NO.
❗️Do not debate with your real opinion and don’t get personal, this is just an exercise!
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📍 Today’s article is about face recognition systems being installed at schools across Uzbekistan.
⛓ https://kun.uz/en/85752493
▶️ Read the article and debate with your fellow subscribers in the Afandi English Chat.
🗣 The debate question is: Can cameras and Face ID systems improve the quality of education?
🙂 If your birthday is between 1 January and 30 June you say YES.
☹️If your birthday is between 1 July and 31 December you say NO.
❗️Do not debate with your real opinion and don’t get personal, this is just an exercise!
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Kun.uz
Schools to introduce Face ID system to monitor students
Schools of Uzbekistan will introduce a Face ID system to monitor students. This was reported at a board meeting of the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Public Education.
#15 Featured article: Is Uzbek cuisine to die for?
📍 Today’s article is about Uzbek cuisine (=a country’s or region’s range of dishes and cooking style). It is controversial (=making many people disagree) as it says that Uzbek food is really heavy and causes diet-related diseases.
⛓ http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20191117-is-uzbek-cuisine-actually-to-die-for
▶️ Take a look at the article and then debate with your fellow subscribers in the Afandi English Chat.
❓The debate question is: Should Uzbek cuisine change?
📅 If your birthday is between 1 January and 30 June you say NO.
📅 If your birthday is between 1 July and 31 December you say YES.
💁♂️ Do not debate with your real opinion and don’t get personal, this is just an exercise!
👉@afandi_english👈 #article
📍 Today’s article is about Uzbek cuisine (=a country’s or region’s range of dishes and cooking style). It is controversial (=making many people disagree) as it says that Uzbek food is really heavy and causes diet-related diseases.
⛓ http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20191117-is-uzbek-cuisine-actually-to-die-for
▶️ Take a look at the article and then debate with your fellow subscribers in the Afandi English Chat.
❓The debate question is: Should Uzbek cuisine change?
📅 If your birthday is between 1 January and 30 June you say NO.
📅 If your birthday is between 1 July and 31 December you say YES.
💁♂️ Do not debate with your real opinion and don’t get personal, this is just an exercise!
👉@afandi_english👈 #article
Bbc
Is Uzbek cuisine actually to die for?
While food is certainly a draw for Uzbekistan, an emerging destination on the historical Silk Road, a recent study gave its cuisine a new superlative: the world’s deadliest food.
#16 Featured article: A second human nature
📍 Today’s article is from a book by Mike Spencer Bown, the world’s most travelled man (according to himself). He describes his experience of complete solitude (=being alone) in the wilderness (=nature). He argues that we all have a second nature but we never know about it unless we go out into the wild.
⛓ https://www.likevillepodcast.com/articles/2019/12/30/being-alone-for-a-long-time-by-mike-spencer-bown
Take a look at the article and then debate with your fellow subscribers in the Afandi English Chat.
The debate question is: The best thing to experience when travelling is CULTURE / NATURE.
If your birthday is between 1 January and 30 June you say CULTURE.
If your birthday is between 1 July and 31 December you say NATURE.
Do not debate with your real opinion and don’t get personal, this is just an exercise!
👉@afandi_english👈 #article
📍 Today’s article is from a book by Mike Spencer Bown, the world’s most travelled man (according to himself). He describes his experience of complete solitude (=being alone) in the wilderness (=nature). He argues that we all have a second nature but we never know about it unless we go out into the wild.
⛓ https://www.likevillepodcast.com/articles/2019/12/30/being-alone-for-a-long-time-by-mike-spencer-bown
Take a look at the article and then debate with your fellow subscribers in the Afandi English Chat.
The debate question is: The best thing to experience when travelling is CULTURE / NATURE.
If your birthday is between 1 January and 30 June you say CULTURE.
If your birthday is between 1 July and 31 December you say NATURE.
Do not debate with your real opinion and don’t get personal, this is just an exercise!
👉@afandi_english👈 #article
Likeville
Eighty-Six Days of Solitude: A Selection from Mike Spencer Bown’s The World’s Most Travelled Man (2018) — Likeville
“ Castaway (2000) is an interesting movie but it gets the wilderness isolation part all wrong.”
#17 Featured article: Taking it slow
📍 Bulgaria is the EU’s least vaccinated country. Read today’s featured article to find out why. The article is also available in audio format.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/08/12/with-just-15-fully-jabbed-bulgaria-is-giving-away-vaccine-shots
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📍 Bulgaria is the EU’s least vaccinated country. Read today’s featured article to find out why. The article is also available in audio format.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/08/12/with-just-15-fully-jabbed-bulgaria-is-giving-away-vaccine-shots
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The Economist
With just 15% fully jabbed, Bulgaria is giving away vaccine shots
Demand is so low that many doses are about to expire | Europe
#18 Featured article: Languages and Climate
📍 Why do languages sound so different? Some of it apparently has to do with the natural environment where languages develop. Read this IELTS-like passage to find out how some scientists come to surprising conclusions.
⛓ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/11/06/454853229/did-the-language-you-speak-evolve-because-of-the-heat
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📍 Why do languages sound so different? Some of it apparently has to do with the natural environment where languages develop. Read this IELTS-like passage to find out how some scientists come to surprising conclusions.
⛓ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/11/06/454853229/did-the-language-you-speak-evolve-because-of-the-heat
👉@afandi_english👈 #article