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Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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 carries data under the sea), bandwidth (the amount of data a network can carry), landing point (the place where a cable comes ashore). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-04

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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 (lower prices on products), revenue (money a company gets from sales), supply chain (the steps from maker to customer). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-02

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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 free), negotiate (to talk carefully to try to reach an agreement), counterparts (people who have the same job in another group). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-31

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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), refund (refund). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-29

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-27

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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 people). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-25

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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 tournament), pairing (a team of two people), draw (the list of players or teams in a competition). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-23

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-21

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-19

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-17

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-15

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. 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 getting worse). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-13