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  • 8 minutes 48 seconds
    7,000 steps can reduce risk of depression

    People who have a higher daily step count have a lower risk of depression, according to a new global study.

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    18 December 2024, 2:14 pm
  • 8 minutes 17 seconds
    Rebels defeat Assad in Syria

    Syrian rebels have taken control of the country after defeating Bashar al-Assad's forces

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    11 December 2024, 12:30 pm
  • 8 minutes 2 seconds
    South Korea's martial law crisis

    South Korea's president is facing a political crisis after failing to impose martial law. Beth and Phil teach you vocabulary from news headlines about this story.

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    4 December 2024, 2:14 pm
  • 7 minutes 21 seconds
    Laos: Six dead from possible methanol poisoning

    Six people have died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

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    27 November 2024, 1:46 pm
  • 8 minutes 31 seconds
    Ukraine fires US-supplied missiles into Russia

    President Biden has approved the use of US missiles against targets in Russia.

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    20 November 2024, 2:04 pm
  • 8 minutes 18 seconds
    Pakistan's worst ever smog

    The smog in Lahore, Pakistan, is at its worst level ever.

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    13 November 2024, 12:07 pm
  • 8 minutes 38 seconds
    Donald Trump wins the US Election

    Donald Trump has won the US presidential election against Democrat Kamala Harris.

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    6 November 2024, 12:06 pm
  • 9 minutes 15 seconds
    Lost Maya city found in Mexico

    How has nobody noticed this huge Maya city before? Pippa and Beth teach you vocabulary from the news headlines about this story.

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    30 October 2024, 11:29 am
  • 8 minutes 44 seconds
    India: Bomb threats delay flights

    A large rise in hoax bomb threats has caused chaos around the world with flights having to land in the wrong places or turn around.

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    23 October 2024, 1:25 pm
  • 8 minutes 4 seconds
    Earth's climate defences failing

    Scientists have found problems with the Earth's natural defences against climate change. SUBTITLES Find full subtitles for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2024/241016

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    16 October 2024, 12:58 pm
  • 8 minutes 35 seconds
    AI critic wins Nobel Prize... for AI

    A man has won a Nobel Prize for his work on AI, though he now warns of its dangers.

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    9 October 2024, 12:54 pm
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