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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: In Gombe, riders are switching to electric bikes because petrol is much more expensive, and they say the bikes can save fuel and maintenance costs. Also: Liechtenstein changes its royal succession rule so the first-born child, not only the first-born son, can inherit the throne.

Today’s English focus: are going to help, will help = will help. Vocabulary: subsidy (money a government gives to make something cheaper), maintenance (the work needed to keep something in good condition), battery (a part that stores power).

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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).

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Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript.

In this episode: A South Korean investor loses about $14,000 in one month after putting home money into tech shares, as the Kospi swings wildly with AI excitement and fear. Also: Millions gather across Spain to watch the country's first total solar eclipse in more than a century, cheering as the sky goes dark.

Today’s English focus: went dark, changed from light to dark = changed from light to dark. Vocabulary: crowd (a large group of people together), darkened (became darker), applause (the sound of people clapping).

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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).

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Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Zambia votes in a key election as people worry about prices, debt, and daily life. Also: A midwife drives across Alabama to help Black moms and babies in care deserts.

Today’s English focus: is seen as, is understood or thought to be = is understood or thought to be. Vocabulary: debt (money that one person or group owes to another), inflation (prices going up over time), household (the people living together in one home).

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Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Nvidia says major investors will help fund $500bn for AI infrastructure, including data centres and chip factories. Also: Chinese courts back some workers replaced by AI, but many people still worry about jobs and contracts.

Today’s English focus: be going to build, to plan to build = to plan to build. Vocabulary: court (a place where judges hear cases), unlawful (not allowed by law), contract (a legal agreement between two sides).

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Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Demi Vollering wins the Women's Tour de France for a second time after a strong final stage in Nice, with tears after the finish and a clear overall lead. Also: Italian divers find an ancient Roman shipwreck off Sicily, more than 2,000 years old, with hundreds of amphorae carrying goods.

Today’s English focus: has done it - a finished action in the recent past = a finished action in the recent past. Vocabulary: Amphorae (old ceramic jars), Cargo (goods carried by a ship), Wreck (a damaged or sunk ship).

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Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript.

In this episode: A solar eclipse will be visible on Wednesday in parts of Europe and the U.S., with total and partial views in different places. Also: Paris is tightening e-scooter safety rules, and riders may face fines if they do not wear a helmet and vest.

Today’s English focus: will see = to see in the future. Vocabulary: helmet (hard hat for your head), fine (money you pay because you broke a rule), vest (sleeveless clothing worn over a shirt).

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Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Ebola cases in the DRC pass 4,000, and WHO experts back a full human trial of the only approved Ebola vaccine to see if it can help against the Bundibugyo strain. Also: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign a defense agreement saying an attack on one will be treated as an attack on all three.

Today’s English focus: will be seen as an attack = will be understood as an attack. Vocabulary: cases (people with a disease), death toll (number of people who have died), outbreak (a time when a disease spreads fast).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-08