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OUR LANGUAGES, A NATIONAL RESOURCE, IN 'TERMINAL DECLINE'
In the US and the UK, half of their students do languages for their final year of schooling... READ MORE›
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THE FUTURE OF LANGUAGE
French, as well as other European languages, such as Italian, German or Dutch, are also particularly significant hub languages... READ MORE›
FINNISH WAS THE SECOND LANGUAGE OF SWEDEN FOR CENTURIES. NOW ARABIC IS OVERTAKING IT.
Sweden's lack of data on language may surprise many Swedes, Parkvall said... READ MORE›
GREEK DEBT CRISIS: IN THE ATHENS SUBURB OF KHALKIDHIKI, RICH FOREIGN INVESTORS QUEUE UP TO BUY THE ELEGANT VILLAS
Greek debt crisis In the Athens suburb of Khalkidhiki, rich foreign investors queue up to buy the elegant villas... READ MORE›
WHY NORTH KOREANS ARE DEVELOPING AN APPETITE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Chinese, rather than English, is often the language of choice - especially for students who live in border areas, according to the Ryanggang source... READ MORE›
BRITAIN TELLS IMMIGRANTS TO LEARN ENGLISH LANGUAGE OR BE DEPORTED -- BUT MISSPELLS THE WORD 'LANGUAGE'
The Prime Minister is fully confident that his team speak English competently... READ MORE›
THE GREEKLISH PROJECT AND SPEAKING HYBRID LANGUAGES
SBS Greek broadcaster and founder of the Greeklish Project Kyriakos Gold wants to share Greeklish and other hybrid languages with Australia... READ MORE›
POWER SHIFT IN U.S. SENATE BRINGS STERNER TONE TO FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE
Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, in line to be chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is known as a consensus-builder... READ MORE›
CHINESE PARENTS OUTRAGED AFTER ILLNESSES AT SCHOOL ARE TIED TO POLLUTION
On Sunday, the case gained national prominence when China Central Television aired a nearly 13-minute report on pollution at the school... READ MORE›
IRISH COUPLE CONFIRMED DEAD AFTER TUNISIA BEACH ATTACK
A family in Ireland has been informed by police in the Republic that their parents are among the 39 dead in the Tunisian terror massacre... READ MORE›
LABOUR MINISTER CRITICISES TAOISEACH ENDA KENNY OVER DAIL IRISH LANGUAGE SPAT
Ms O Sullivan made the criticism during a debate on the Irish language 20-year strategy... READ MORE›
PASS ENGLISH TEST OR RISK BEING DEPORTED, U.K. PM SAYS IN LANGUAGE CAMPAIGN FOR MUSLIM WOMEN
My parents came to this country with very little English -- my mum's English still isn't great, even though she has been to English language classes... READ MORE›
HIGHER JAPANESE PROFICIENCY URGED FOR FOREIGN NURSING CARE INTERNS
The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language asked the government Monday to toughen a Japanese-language proficiency requirement for foreign nurs... READ MORE›
DODGING SATELLITE LENSES, NORTH KOREA ABLE TO AVOID FOREIGN EYES IN THE SKY
Global concern over North Korea's latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch have shone a spotlight on the hide-and-seek played over its weapons prog... READ MORE›
ROCKING OUT TO EDELWEISS AT NORTH KOREA'S FIRST FOREIGN GIG
It was the first of two Laibach gigs in Pyongyang arranged as part of 70th anniversary celebrations of the Korean peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule... READ MORE›
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U.S. CHALLENGES CHINA'S IMPORTS OF NORTH KOREAN COAL AMID U.N. SANCTIONS
China announced in April that it would ban North Korean coal imports to comply with U.N... READ MORE›
RUSSIA SAYS ALL TALK PARTICIPANTS AGREED SYRIANS MUST DECIDE OWN FUTURE
But France's Foreign Ministry confirmed that Kerry and foreign ministers of like-minded nations planned to meet in London on Sunday to discuss Syria... READ MORE›
U.S., RUSSIA TRY SYRIA DIPLOMACY AS BOMBS RISK DEEPER RIFT
Kerry told reporters that participants in the talks were working very hard to help the people of Aleppo... READ MORE›
SYRIA'S CIVIL WAR IS A MELEE OF FIGHTING FACTIONS AND ALLIES
Allies include Saudi Arabia and Turkey Enemies include Assad, Iran, Syrian Democratic Forces and the Islamic State... READ MORE›
TALLY OF BRITONS JOINING ISIS AND SIMILAR GROUPS ABROAD GROWN TO 850
She left Scotland in November 2013, apparently informing her family only that she was about to enter Syria from Turkey... READ MORE›
BREXIT LEADER BORIS JOHNSON APPOINTED UK FOREIGN MINISTER
London Former London mayor Boris Johnson was appointed as British foreign minister in a surprise appointment by the country's new Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday... READ MORE›
BRITAIN'S E.U. VOTE COULD BRING CAMERON'S GOVERNMENT CRASHING DOWN
Nonetheless, Johnson remains popular with the Conservative rank-and-file members who would ultimately pick the prime minister if Cameron steps down... READ MORE›
SYRIAN TROOPS CLOSE TO ENCIRCLING A REBEL STRONGHOLD ALEPPO
And all oppose the Islamic State, which has seized territory spanning the Syrian-Iraqi border... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: SAUDI-IRANIAN PROXY WAR OVER SYRIA SPREADS TO DAVOS
Prince Turki hit back in the closed session, blasting Iran's role in the Syria conflict, the participants said... READ MORE›
OBAMA HAS SAME PHONE CONVERSATION WITH TWO DIFFERENT WORLD LEADERS
In both calls, Obama condemned the test and reaffirmed the unshakeable U.S. commitment to the security of Japan or South Korea ... READ MORE›
'I DON'T WANT IT TO BE A DEATH SENTENCE'
There are between 6 million and 8 million people displaced in Syria, along with more than 4 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan... READ MORE›
A MASS GLOBAL MIGRATION CRISIS COULD BE JUST BEGINNING
There are between 6 million and 8 million people displaced in Syria, along with more than 4 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan... READ MORE›