English in the News
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Women’s handball: Pink offers to pay fine for ‘improper clothing’
Episode 210729 / 29 Jul 2021
Pink offers to cover Norway women's team fine
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Jeff Bezos: Billionaire makes first trip to space
Episode 210722 / 21 Jul 2021
Jeff Bezos flies into space
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Football racism: Messages of support to be saved
Episode 210715 / 15 Jul 2021
Football racism: Messages of support on mural
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Euro 2020 final: England focus turns to Italy
Episode 210708 / 08 Jul 2021
England in Euro 2020 final
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Pet lion taken by authorities after TikTok videos
Episode 210701 / 01 Jul 2021
Lion that appeared on TikTok has been confiscated
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#FreeBritney: Why is Britney Spears in the news?
Episode 210624 / 24 Jun 2021
Britney Spears launched attack in court on guardianship
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Astronauts occupy China’s new space station
Episode 210618 / 18 Jun 2021
China's space ambitions continue
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US richest ‘pay almost no income tax’
Episode 210610 / 10 Jun 2021
US richest 'pay almost no income tax' leak suggests
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Olympics '100%' going ahead, says Tokyo 2020 president
Episode 210603 / 03 Jun 2021
Seiko Hashimoto has confirmed that the Games will begin on 23 July
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DR Congo: Thousands flee after volcano eruption warning
Episode 210527 / 27 May 2021
People evacuated as fears of another volcano eruption in DRC
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Covid: Is the EU opening up?
Episode 210520 / 19 May 2021
EU envoys are backing suggestions to reopen borders for non-essential travel from countries with low infection rates.
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Deaths mount as Israel-Gaza violence worsens
Episode 210513 / 13 May 2021
Violence in Gaza and Israel shows no sign of abating amid continued rocket fire and airstrikes
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Malian woman gives birth to nine children
Episode 210506 / 06 May 2021
A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies.
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India Covid: hospitals overwhelmed
Episode 210429 / 29 Apr 2021
Pressure on many hospitals in India shows no sign of stopping during a second wave of Covid.
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Derek Chauvin guilty
Episode 210422 / 22 Apr 2021
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of the second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter of George Floyd.
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World’s richest ‘at heart of climate problem’
Episode 210415 / 15 Apr 2021
The world’s wealthiest people must change their behaviour to fight climate change, according to a new report
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Navalny: Jailed Putin critic 'losing sensation in legs and hands'
Episode 210408 / 08 Apr 2021
Putin critic, Navalny's health 'concerning'
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Brazil’s political crisis and Covid surge
Episode 210331 / 31 Mar 2021
'Stop whining' says Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro
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Kamala Harris to tackle immigration on US-Mexico border
Episode 210325 / 25 Mar 2021
What's the plan for controlling the influx of migrants?
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AstraZeneca: Safety experts to review vaccine
Episode 210317 / 17 Mar 2021
Why are some European countries pausing the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine?