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In this episode: A powerful typhoon hits China, and nearly two million people are evacuated as schools, work, transport, and outdoor activities are suspended. Also: BBC Vatican correspondent David Willey dies aged 93, remembered for decades of reporting on five popes and a long journalism career.

Today’s Spanish focus: tocar tierra = to make landfall. Vocabulary: evacuadas (evacuated), costa (coast), deslizamientos de tierra (landslides).

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Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: Paleontologists in Thailand say they found a new plant-eating dinosaur, Uragasaurus kalasinensis, from fossils in Kalasin Province. It may have lived about 150 million years ago. Also: A major US housing law became law without Donald Trump's signature. It aims to lower house prices and rents, increase housing supply, and came after rare bipartisan support in.

Today’s Spanish focus: entrar en vigor = to come into force. Vocabulary: casa (house or home), alquiler (rent), oferta (supply).

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Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: Apple accuses OpenAI and two employees of stealing trade secrets, and says former workers sent internal information to their own emails. Also: A Buddhist temple in South Korea hosts a 30-hour dating retreat for 12 men and 12 women, hoping to help people meet and break the ice.

Today’s Spanish focus: romper el hielo = to break the ice. Vocabulary: el retiro (retreat), el templo (temple), la crisis (crisis).

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Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz drops sharply after new strikes, as fewer oil, gas, and cargo ships use the US-recommended route. Also: A factory fire in Jinjiang, China's shoe capital, kills at least 28 people as rescue crews battle heavy smoke and flames.

Today’s Spanish focus: dejar de + infinitivo = to stop doing something. Vocabulary: barcos (ships), ruta (route), paso (passage).

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Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: Researchers study whether bumblebees show emotion-like behaviour, raising new questions about insects' inner lives. Also: San Francisco home prices hit a record as wealthy tech workers push demand and sellers even accept stock instead of cash.

Today’s Spanish focus: en vez de = instead of. Vocabulary: alquiler (rent), vivienda (home), mercado (market).

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Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: A wildfire in southern France forces more than 10,000 people to leave their homes, and strong winds may make the fire spread faster. Also: Marine Le Pen says she will run for president in 2027 and appeal her conviction to France's highest court.

Today’s Spanish focus: llevar a cabo = to carry out. Vocabulary: evacuación (evacuation), incendio (fire), viento (wind).

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Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: Interpol says a 59-country operation arrested more than 1,000 people and identified 2,070 victims or potential victims of human trafficking. Also: Australian authorities investigate six mysterious balls on a Queensland beach that appear to be pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle.

Today’s Spanish focus: parecer = to seem or appear. Vocabulary: zona de exclusión (exclusion zone), alejarse (to move away), servicios de emergencia (emergency services).

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Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: Europe faces record-breaking heatwaves that scientists link to climate change. Also: Bangladesh seeks Chinese investment while trying to improve ties with India.

Today’s Spanish focus: buscar = to try to find or obtain something. Vocabulary: ola de calor (heatwave), al aire libre (outdoors), estar en riesgo (to be at risk).

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Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: Ukraine says it hit a major oil terminal in St Petersburg, while Russia reports no casualties and moves to protect domestic fuel supplies. Also: Extreme heat disrupts Fourth of July events across the US, with parades and fairs cancelled as millions face dangerous temperatures and humidity.

Today’s Spanish focus: cerrar = to close. Vocabulary: al aire libre (outdoors), humedad (humidity), riesgo (risk).

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Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.

In this episode: France reports 2,025 excess deaths during June's heatwave as Europe prepares for more extreme temperatures. Also: DR Congo begins a WHO-backed trial of two antiviral drugs for the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak.

Today’s Spanish focus: aumentar = to increase. Vocabulary: ola de calor (heatwave), alerta (alert or warning), brote (outbreak).

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