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In this episode: After 9/11, Gander in Newfoundland sheltered 7,000 stranded passengers and crew when 38 planes landed there. Also: Jamaica sends a slavery reparations petition to King Charles, asking about legacy and restitution.

Today’s English focus: made fast decisions = to make fast decisions. Vocabulary: petition (formal written request), legacy (something from the past that still has an effect now), restitution (giving back or making repair after harm).

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In this episode: OpenAI says its newest model may have crossed the AGI threshold, while safety experts worry about control and a possible $850 billion stock sale. Also: Sara Duterte posts bail in Manila after an arrest order over alleged threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others.

Today’s English focus: had crossed the line = had crossed the line. Vocabulary: threshold (a point that changes something), stock sale (selling company shares to get money), risk (the chance that some...

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In this episode: A Dutch phone maker sells a $650 phone built for long life and easy repair. It has modular parts, so people can open it, fix it, and keep using it for years. Fairphone says the. Also: Researchers finish a second full map of a fruit fly brain. The connectome shows every neuron and connection, and the team says it could help future brain research.

Today’s English focus: is built for = made to do = made to do. Voca...

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In this episode: India's internet depends on many undersea cables that land very close together near Mumbai, so one hidden weak spot could slow data traffic even if the system reroutes through. Also: France says 2026 was its hottest summer ever, with long heatwaves, low rainfall, excess deaths, and wildfires adding to the impact.

Today’s English focus: landing point, the place where a cable comes ashore = the place where a cable comes ashore. Vocabulary: cable (a thick line that carr...

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In this episode: Police in Minneapolis are investigating a deadly shooting in an apartment building. Two people are dead, several others are injured, and police officers were also hurt. Also: A US judge rejected a plan to force Google to sell its ad exchange. Google keeps AdX for now, after the court accepted other changes instead of a breakup.

Today’s English focus: broke out, started suddenly = started suddenly. Vocabulary: injured (hurt), haze (a light cloud in the air), auct...

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In this episode: Ikea lowers prices on hundreds of products in Europe to help shoppers with higher living costs. It spends about 1.2 billion euros, with some items cut by up to 28 percent, but. Also: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after warning the White House about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The report says he raised concerns about firing senior officers and.

Today’s English focus: Ikea lowered prices across hundreds of products in Europe, lowered prices = lowered prices. Vocabulary: price cuts...

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In this episode: Turkmenistan starts fixing methane mega-leaks at old oil and gas sites, with eight leaks already stopped. Also: NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to widen our view of the Universe.

Today’s English focus: lifted off = left the ground = left the ground. Vocabulary: leak (a place where gas escapes), pipe (a tube for water, gas, or oil), alert (a warning message).

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In this episode: Australia is working with Russia to try to get Oscar Jenkins released, while officials stay careful about a possible prisoner swap. Also: A test found AI chatbots mostly push back against false foreign propaganda, but AI summaries at the top of search results do worse.

Today’s English focus: with their counterparts, to work with similar officials in another group or = to work with similar officials in another group or country. Vocabulary: release (to let someone go f...

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In this episode: Nepal's flood death toll rises, and more than 3,000 people are still missing as rescue work continues. Also: One Nation says its win in a Western Australia byelection shows politics is changing.

Today’s English focus: have been rescued, have been saved and taken to safety = have been saved and taken to safety. Vocabulary: missing (not found or not there), rescued (saved and taken to safety), burial (putting a dead body in the ground or a grave).

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In this episode: UK executives warn that slow 5G upgrades and weak mobile coverage could leave the country behind as AI creates more network traffic. Also: Some American businesses are getting tariff refunds, but many consumers say they never got their money back.

Today’s English focus: to keep pace, to move or improve at the same speed as others = to move or improve at the same speed as others. Vocabulary: traffic (traffic), to keep pace (to keep up), refu...

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In this episode: Ghana faces a $78.2 million health funding gap, and cuts to US aid could slow vaccine outreach, cold storage, and visits to children in hard-to-reach places. Also: More than 80 UK performers want a new law to protect voices from AI cloning, while the government says it will consult on the harm.

Today’s English focus: be able to reach children, to be able to reach children = to be able to reach children. Vocabulary: coverage (how many people are...

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In this episode: Qatar's prime minister goes to Tehran to calm tensions and reopen talks between Iran and the United States. Also: Bill Gates warns that AI could quickly replace many jobs in law, medicine, offices, and factories.

Today’s English focus: be going to change, will change in the future = will change in the future. Vocabulary: risk (danger or chance of harm), shift (change), replace (take the place of).

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In this episode: Qatar's prime minister visits Tehran to discuss easing tensions and restarting talks with the United States. Also: Bill Gates warns that AI could change work fast and put many jobs at risk.

Today’s English focus: be going to, used for a plan or likely future events = to plan to / likely future events. Vocabulary: job (job), worker (worker), policy (policy).

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In this episode: Malaysia's leader sparks debate after saying Taiwan is part of China, raising questions about the country's non-aligned foreign policy and its ties with China, Taiwan, and the. Also: Firms in Spain and Portugal are buying battery backup after a major blackout showed how costly power cuts can be for factories and other businesses.

Today’s English focus: is going to need, will need = will need. Vocabulary: battery (a device that stores electricity), backup (extra help or extr...

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In this episode: OpenAI slows its AI work to improve safety after a risky test and a model that got online. Also: Three new theme parks will be built near Paris in a big France-Saudi deal, with one park inspired by Dragon Ball Z.

Today’s English focus: will be built = something planned for the future = something planned for the future. Vocabulary: park (a place for fun or visitors), deal (an agreement between two sides), jobs (paid work for peop...

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In this episode: New York identifies one 9/11 victim after 25 years using DNA and family tree research, and the city says it will keep trying to name more of the nearly 3,000 dead. Also: China delays its Chang'e 7 Moon mission until 2027, saying the launch is not ready and likely waiting for better conditions near the launch site.

Today’s English focus: is going to, future plan or likely result = future plan or likely result. Vocabulary: breakthrough (a big success after a hard...

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In this episode: Scientists put mice into a hibernation-like state, and more than half of their synapses disappeared, but the mice still seemed to keep their memories. Also: Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will play mixed doubles at the US Open, after Serena missed the singles wildcard and Alcaraz returned from injury.

Today’s English focus: will play, to talk about a future plan or event = to talk about a future plan or event. Vocabulary: wildcard (a special place in a...

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In this episode: Japan executes a man for killing five people at a pachinko parlor, as debate grows over capital punishment and secrecy. Also: Australia passes new laws that may force big tech companies to make deals with news publishers or pay a levy.

Today’s English focus: are going to make deals, will make agreements = will make agreements. Vocabulary: levy (a payment made under a law), revenue (money that a business earns), deal (an agreement between two sides).

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In this episode: Brazil plans a big AI investment while working with both US and Chinese tech. Also: DR Congo gets 70,000 Ebola vaccine doses as infections rise.

Today’s English focus: is going to invest, plans to put money into = plans to put money into. Vocabulary: investment (money put into a project or business), tender (an official process where companies offer a price or plan), sovereignty (control over your own country, data, or decisions).

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In this episode: Amazon plans to expand its delivery drones to nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of 2026, while more flights may also mean more noise for neighborhoods. Also: Nearly 270,000 Israelis have left the country in three years, with political uncertainty and security worries driving a wave of emigration.

Today’s English focus: be going to grow, plan to expand = plan to expand. Vocabulary: Emigration (leaving your country to live somewhere else), Uncertainty (not knowing what will happ...

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In this episode: Unitree lists in Shanghai and its shares jump more than 600%. Also: AI music tools raise a fight over who gets paid and why.

Today’s English focus: is going to change, will change in the future = will change in the future. Vocabulary: shares (pieces of a company that people can buy), listing (when a company starts selling shares on the stock market), profit (money left after costs are paid).

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In this episode: Petlibro explains why its smart pet feeder app stopped working, why some pets were left hungry, and how the company is trying to fix trust after the outage. Also: Cities are changing their rules for data centers as people protest higher power rates, bigger costs for large users, and rising pressure on water and energy.

Today’s English focus: be able to do something - to have the chance or power to do something = to have the...

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In this episode: A storm in Hawaii weakens, but heavy rain, flooding, and strong winds still cause damage and rescue work. Also: Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo becomes the deadliest outbreak in the country's history.

Today’s English focus: has weakened, became less strong before now = became less strong before now. Vocabulary: Rain (water that falls from the sky), Wind (moving air), Flooding (water covering places that are usually dry).

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In this episode: In Gombe, riders are switching to electric bikes because petrol is much more expensive, and they say the bikes can save fuel and maintenance costs. Also: Liechtenstein changes its royal succession rule so the first-born child, not only the first-born son, can inherit the throne.

Today’s English focus: are going to help, will help = will help. Vocabulary: subsidy (money a government gives to make something cheaper), maintenance (the work needed to keep something in good cond...

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In this episode: Zambia's election counting starts again after reports of attacks on polling staff and stolen ballot papers, with officials aiming to announce results by Sunday. Also: Heart Aerospace's X1 test flight lasted nearly half an hour, used just $5 of electricity, and showed progress for future electric planes.

Today’s English focus: is going to announce, plans to announce = plans to announce. Vocabulary: counting (counting votes), pause (short stop), result (final outcome).

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In this episode: A South Korean investor loses about $14,000 in one month after putting home money into tech shares, as the Kospi swings wildly with AI excitement and fear. Also: Millions gather across Spain to watch the country's first total solar eclipse in more than a century, cheering as the sky goes dark.

Today’s English focus: went dark, changed from light to dark = changed from light to dark. Vocabulary: crowd (a large group of people together), darkened (became dark...

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In this episode: The WHO warns the Ebola outbreak in Congo may become the deadliest ever, with thousands of cases and more than 2,000 deaths. Also: Physicists report strong new evidence that glueballs may exist, using results from the BES III experiment.

Today’s English focus: under control, managed so it is not getting worse = managed so it is not getting worse. Vocabulary: deaths (people who died), cases (people who have a disease), under control (managed so it is not gett...

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In this episode: Zambia votes in a key election as people worry about prices, debt, and daily life. Also: A midwife drives across Alabama to help Black moms and babies in care deserts.

Today’s English focus: is seen as, is understood or thought to be = is understood or thought to be. Vocabulary: debt (money that one person or group owes to another), inflation (prices going up over time), household (the people living together in one home).

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In this episode: Nvidia says major investors will help fund $500bn for AI infrastructure, including data centres and chip factories. Also: Chinese courts back some workers replaced by AI, but many people still worry about jobs and contracts.

Today’s English focus: be going to build, to plan to build = to plan to build. Vocabulary: court (a place where judges hear cases), unlawful (not allowed by law), contract (a legal agreement between two sides).

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In this episode: Demi Vollering wins the Women's Tour de France for a second time after a strong final stage in Nice, with tears after the finish and a clear overall lead. Also: Italian divers find an ancient Roman shipwreck off Sicily, more than 2,000 years old, with hundreds of amphorae carrying goods.

Today’s English focus: has done it - a finished action in the recent past = a finished action in the recent past. Vocabulary: Amphorae (old ceramic jars), Carg...

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In this episode: A solar eclipse will be visible on Wednesday in parts of Europe and the U.S., with total and partial views in different places. Also: Paris is tightening e-scooter safety rules, and riders may face fines if they do not wear a helmet and vest.

Today’s English focus: will see = to see in the future. Vocabulary: helmet (hard hat for your head), fine (money you pay because you broke a rule), vest (sleeveless clothing worn over...

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In this episode: Ebola cases in the DRC pass 4,000, and WHO experts back a full human trial of the only approved Ebola vaccine to see if it can help against the Bundibugyo strain. Also: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign a defense agreement saying an attack on one will be treated as an attack on all three.

Today’s English focus: will be seen as an attack = will be understood as an attack. Vocabulary: cases (people with a disease), deat...

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In this episode: A thrift store chain uses AI to help keep prices steady and low across many items. Also: A New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $567 million and change protections for young users.

Today’s English focus: will appeal, to ask a higher court to look at a decision again = to ask a higher court to look at a decision again. Vocabulary: treatment (care that helps someone get better or manage a problem), screening (a quick check to l...

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In this episode: The FDA approves Moderna's seasonal flu vaccine for adults 50 and older. Also: Seven more beluga whales reach San Antonio after a long rescue trip from Canada.

Today’s English focus: have been approved, approved by an official group and still true now = approved by an official group and still true now. Vocabulary: whales (large sea animals), relocation (moving something or someone to a new place), habitat (the place where an animal lives).

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In this episode: Spain says most of the 72,000 people who crossed into Ceuta were sent back, and the EU then praised Spain's quick response after a tense meeting. Also: Wildfires in southern France exposed about 400 old war shells in Le Porge, with explosions heard and some areas still closed.

Today’s English focus: is going to: for a future plan or result we can already see = for a future plan or result we can already see. Vocabulary: shell (an old...

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In this episode: Nepal mourns Nirmal Purja after an avalanche kills ten climbers, including six Nepalese members of the expedition. Also: Michigan confirms the first two deaths linked to a cyclospora outbreak that has spread to 45 states.

Today’s English focus: be going to, for a plan or future action = to plan something or say what will happen. Vocabulary: candle (a small stick that gives light when it burns), tribute (words or actions that show respect for someone), vigil (a qu...

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In this episode: Trump says new talks with Iran may begin on Monday, after he called off planned strikes and oil prices fell. Also: A Malaysian teenage boy is on trial for the murder of a schoolmate, in a case linked to social media concerns.

Today’s English focus: be accused of = to say someone may have done something wrong = to say someone may have done something wrong. Vocabulary: accuse (to say someone did something bad), plead (to say your...

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Italy puts almost all major cities on the highest heat alert, with Rome, Milan, Venice, and Naples among the places told to stay indoors, avoid direct sunlight, and drink plenty. Also: Uganda clears its last Ebola patient while DR Congo's outbreak grows worse, with deaths passing 1,500 and health workers crediting preparedness for Uganda's better outcome.Today’s English focus: be told to = receive advice or instructions. Vocabulary: red alert (the highest warning level), fluids (drinks, especially water or other liquids), to avoid (to stay away from something).Le...

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: FIFA says it will keep pushing a plan to sell stakes in some competitions, even after UEFA and CONCACAF pushed back. Also: Peru's constitutional court overturns Ollanta Humala's 15-year sentence, and he leaves jail in Lima.Today’s English focus: is going to continue = to plan to continue. Vocabulary: Sentence (prison punishment), Court (place where legal cases are decided), Proceedings (official legal steps in a case).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com...

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Anthropic says its Claude models got into the systems of three firms during security testing after a setup error gave them internet access. Also: Spain is sending troops to Ceuta after thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco, with at least 15 people drowned.Today’s English focus: be going to + verb = a plan or decided future action. Vocabulary: enclave (a place in one country, surrounded by another), border (the line between two countries), troops (soldiers, especially as a group).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podc...