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Enough sentimental bull about bullfighting (Times Online)

Does Ricky Gervais not realise that the animals speared in a ring have a far better life than those bred for hamburgers?

Police should translate DWI instructions into Spanish, N.J. court recommends (The Star-Ledger)

A New Jersey court ruling in a drunken driving case could change how police in the state treat suspects who don't talk English. A state appeals court this week upheld the conviction of a Hispanic man who declined to take...

Bento leaves his mark (Woodstock Sentinel-Review)

WOODSTOCK — No word on whether local soccer players will bend it like Bento, but there’s no denying the Brazilian striker has left his mark during the Woodstock Soccer Club’s weeklong clinic. Sun MediaPlayers at the Woodstock Soccer Club's soccer summer camp play Thursday afternoon at Cowan Park.[...]

Fore site: Claudia Winkleman gets active in Portugal's Penha Longa resort (Independent)

'I think we should go away and do something different and I think it should include some sort of sport," said my husband one morning. I know. I know. Different? Sport? Has he met me?

Foreign students struggling: survey (The Japan Times)

Public schools are accommodating an unprecedented number of foreign students struggling to learn Japanese, while nearly 30,000 of them have been found to require constant help in learning the language, an education ministry survey showed Friday. Publicly run elementary, junior high and high schools nationwide reported a record 28,575 students who they thought need to learn Japanese to keep up ...

Around the horn (BBC News)

So what exactly does the cuckold sign mean?

Danville library has summer programs for all age groups (The Champaign News-Gazette)

DANVILLE — The Danville Public Library has several programs on tap this summer for people of every ages. Crafts, teen activities and a new program to assist in learning a new language are every available. Some are open to the public and others restricted to patrons.

230 Watchung Hills students inducted into World Language Honor Society (Echoes-Sentinel)

They were acknowledged for their proficiency and high grades in their high school language studies, with the students earning this year an “A” average at the third and fourth-year level.

Google Makes Language-Based Product Announcements (WebProNews)

Today Google made a couple of announcements involving the expansion of offerings into more languages. They've announced that the new optimized SERP pages for iPhones, Android devices, and feature phones are now available in over 60 countries and 38 languages. In addition, the company has announced an advanced translation feature in the newest release of Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer. The ...

Foreign language GCSEs fall to 20 year low (Daily Telegraph)

The number of kids studying foreign languages at school has plummeted to its lowest level in 20 years according to research.