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

In this episode: A thrift store chain uses AI to help keep prices steady and low across many items. Also: A New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $567 million and change protections for young users.

Today’s English focus: will appeal, to ask a higher court to look at a decision again = to ask a higher court to look at a decision again. Vocabulary: treatment (care that helps someone get better or manage a problem), screening (a quick check to look for a problem early), appeal (to ask a higher court to look at a decision again).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-07

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

In this episode: The FDA approves Moderna's seasonal flu vaccine for adults 50 and older. Also: Seven more beluga whales reach San Antonio after a long rescue trip from Canada.

Today’s English focus: have been approved, approved by an official group and still true now = approved by an official group and still true now. Vocabulary: whales (large sea animals), relocation (moving something or someone to a new place), habitat (the place where an animal lives).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-06

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

In this episode: Spain says most of the 72,000 people who crossed into Ceuta were sent back, and the EU then praised Spain's quick response after a tense meeting. Also: Wildfires in southern France exposed about 400 old war shells in Le Porge, with explosions heard and some areas still closed.

Today’s English focus: is going to: for a future plan or result we can already see = for a future plan or result we can already see. Vocabulary: shell (an old explosive piece), blaze (a big fire), access (the way to go into a place).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-05

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

In this episode: Nepal mourns Nirmal Purja after an avalanche kills ten climbers, including six Nepalese members of the expedition. Also: Michigan confirms the first two deaths linked to a cyclospora outbreak that has spread to 45 states.

Today’s English focus: be going to, for a plan or future action = to plan something or say what will happen. Vocabulary: candle (a small stick that gives light when it burns), tribute (words or actions that show respect for someone), vigil (a quiet gathering for a sad event or someone who has died).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-04

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

In this episode: Trump says new talks with Iran may begin on Monday, after he called off planned strikes and oil prices fell. Also: A Malaysian teenage boy is on trial for the murder of a schoolmate, in a case linked to social media concerns.

Today’s English focus: be accused of = to say someone may have done something wrong = to say someone may have done something wrong. Vocabulary: accuse (to say someone did something bad), plead (to say your answer in court), influence (to affect how someone thinks or acts).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-03

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: Italy puts almost all major cities on the highest heat alert, with Rome, Milan, Venice, and Naples among the places told to stay indoors, avoid direct sunlight, and drink plenty. Also: Uganda clears its last Ebola patient while DR Congo's outbreak grows worse, with deaths passing 1,500 and health workers crediting preparedness for Uganda's better outcome.

Today’s English focus: be told to = receive advice or instructions. Vocabulary: red alert (the highest warning level), fluids (drinks, especially water or other liquids), to avoid (to stay away from something).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-02

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: FIFA says it will keep pushing a plan to sell stakes in some competitions, even after UEFA and CONCACAF pushed back. Also: Peru's constitutional court overturns Ollanta Humala's 15-year sentence, and he leaves jail in Lima.

Today’s English focus: is going to continue = to plan to continue. Vocabulary: Sentence (prison punishment), Court (place where legal cases are decided), Proceedings (official legal steps in a case).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-01

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: Anthropic says its Claude models got into the systems of three firms during security testing after a setup error gave them internet access. Also: Spain is sending troops to Ceuta after thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco, with at least 15 people drowned.

Today’s English focus: be going to + verb = a plan or decided future action. Vocabulary: enclave (a place in one country, surrounded by another), border (the line between two countries), troops (soldiers, especially as a group).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-31

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: Trump says his team is looking at new AI controls after recent hacking incidents, in a shift from a more hands-off approach. Also: Australia takes Telegram to court over alleged pro-terror material still online, with a possible A$54.6 million fine.

Today’s English focus: be looking at = to be considering. Vocabulary: the allegation (a claim that something bad happened, but it is not proven), the obligation (something a person or company must do), the fine (money you must pay as a punishment).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-30

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: A powerful earthquake hit Japan's Kyushu island, forcing more than 150,000 people to evacuate and leaving roads damaged and power out for many homes. Also: Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit over leaked music and studio footage, saying hackers stole unreleased songs and sold them online.

Today’s English focus: be + past participle — to describe something done to something = to describe something done to something. Vocabulary: evacuate (to leave a place because it is not safe), outage (a time when electricity, water, or another service stops), damage (harm to something).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-29