Learning English from the News Podcast
Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English. Every week we discuss one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English.
Every week we talk about one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
And in our special Our World in English episodes, we share documentaries from around the world and across the 麻豆社 in simple English.
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Episodes to download
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Countries try to change UN climate paper
Tue 2 Nov 2021
Ahead of COP26, 麻豆社 News saw documents showing countries trying to change report.
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Donald Trump to launch new social media platform
Tue 26 Oct 2021
Donald Trump plans to launch a new social media network called TRUTH Social.
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Earthshot Prize: Prince's new awards
Tue 19 Oct 2021
Learn language related to Prince William's Earthshot Prize.
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Afghan female footballers get UK visas
Tue 12 Oct 2021
A team of female footballers who fled the Taliban have been told they can live in the UK.
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Pandora Papers: Rich exposed
Tue 5 Oct 2021
Thousands of documents have exposed the financial dealings of the world鈥檚 rich.
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Germany elections: Centre-left claim narrow win over Merkel's party
Tue 28 Sep 2021
Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have claimed victory in the federal election
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La Palma: Volcano erupts
Tue 21 Sep 2021
A volcano has erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.
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Emma Raducanu wins US Open
Tue 14 Sep 2021
Raducanu becomes the first British woman for 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title.
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Abba: Pop superstars are back
Tue 7 Sep 2021
ABBA, pop superstars of 70s, are back after 40 years with new album and planned tour.
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Rolling Stones drummer dies
Tue 31 Aug 2021
Charlie Watts, of legendary rock group The Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 80.
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Afghanistan: Taliban retake Kabul
Tue 17 Aug 2021
The Taliban have retaken the Afghan capital 20 years after being removed.
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Climate crisis: Last warning for humanity?
Tue 10 Aug 2021
IPCC report says it's unequivocal that human activity is responsible for global warming.
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Olympics: Sprinter seeks asylum
Tue 3 Aug 2021
Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is seeking asylum in Europe.
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Tunisia's prime minister fired after protests
Tue 27 Jul 2021
Tunisia's PM sacked after violent Covid protests in the country.
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Pegasus: Activists 'spied on'
Tue 20 Jul 2021
A smartphone spyware may have been used to monitor human rights activists and politicians
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Italy win Euro 2020
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Italy have won their first European championship since 1968. It beat England in the final.
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The Queen gives medal to health service
Tue 6 Jul 2021
Queen Elizabeth has awarded the George Cross to the National Health Service.
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Wimbledon: Return of tennis tournament
Tue 29 Jun 2021
The famous tennis tournament is back. It was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.
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Olympics: First transgender athlete
Tue 22 Jun 2021
Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics.
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Euro 2020: Player has heart attack
Tue 15 Jun 2021
Denmark鈥檚 Christian Eriksen had a heart attack during a Euro 2020 game against Finland.
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Lilibet: Harry and Meghan's new baby
Tue 8 Jun 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child.
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Olympics: Tokyo too hot for athletes?
Tue 1 Jun 2021
A report suggests that climate change could put the health of Olympic athletes at risk.
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Belarus accused of 'hijacking'
Tue 25 May 2021
Western countries have accused Belarus of hijacking a Ryanair plane.
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Long working hours killing 745,000 people a year, study finds
Tue 18 May 2021
People living in South East Asia and the Western Pacific region were the most affected.
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China rocket lands in ocean
Tue 11 May 2021
The remains of a Chinese rocket have crashed into the Indian Ocean.
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India's Covid nightmare
Tue 4 May 2021
India continues to struggle with an aggressive second wave of infections.
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Nomadland wins at the Oscars
Tue 27 Apr 2021
Chloe Zhao becomes the first woman of colour to win the best director award.
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Football: 'Super League' for Europe?
Tue 20 Apr 2021
In a seismic move for football, 12 clubs have agreed to join a new European Super League.
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Natanz: Iran blames Israel
Tue 13 Apr 2021
Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
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Space wine: Does it taste better?
Tue 6 Apr 2021
Scientists sent bottles of wine to the ISS to study the effect of gravity on the product.
