About this episode

The episode discusses recent news including the Louvre theft, the return of BTS, and the rise of premium economy travel.

Today's story: French authorities arrested suspects in the Louvre heist, but there was another high-profile museum robbery. The Air Canada CEO resigned over his limited French. Premium economy is booming, BTS is back, and King Tut's tomb is on full display in Egypt. Transcript & Exercises: https://plainenglish.com/859 Get the full story and learning resources: https://plainenglish.com/859 -- Plain English helps you improve your English: Learn about the world and improve your English Clear, natural English at a speed you can understand New stories every week Learn even more at PlainEnglish.com

People in this episode

Host: Jeff

Topics covered

• Louvre theft
• BTS return
• premium economy
• museum robbery
• Air Canada CEO resignation
• King Tut's tomb

Keywords

• Louvre
• BTS
• premium economy
• Air Canada
• museum robbery
• King Tut's tomb

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Louvre, BTS

Books & works: King Tut's tomb

Places: Egypt

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