Learning English from the News

Learning English from the News

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8 minutes 57 seconds

Trump returns to power

Donald Trump has returned to power as US president
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22 January 2025, 12:30 pm
7 minutes 49 seconds

Kumbh Mela: 400 million to attend world's largest festival

A festival so big that it can be seen from space.
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15 January 2025, 1:45 pm
7 minutes 33 seconds

North Korea hypersonic missile claims

Has North Korea launched a hypersonic missile?
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8 January 2025, 12:31 pm
9 minutes 9 seconds

The face of the real Santa Claus

Researchers have produced images of the man who Santa Claus is based on.
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24 December 2024, 10:00 am
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
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