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Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: A new hourly heat study shows extreme heat adding up faster than daily averages suggest, with summer heat hours rising sharply over time. Also: Gemini reaches 1 billion monthly active users, but the episode asks whether its growth can continue as Google's releases slow.

Hoy: El calor extremo por horas · Gemini llega a mil millones.

Today’s Spanish focus: más ... que = more ... than = more ... than. Vocabulary: calor (heat), temperatura (temperature), emisiones (emissions).

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Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Shein raises prices as tariffs and new rules squeeze its low-cost model, with U.S. sales and profits falling. Also: Firefighters and helicopters battle widespread wildfires in Indonesia as dry conditions and El Niño raise the risk.

Hoy: Shein sube precios por los aranceles · Incendios forestales en Indonesia.

Today’s Spanish focus: pasar a subir precios (to start raising prices) = to start raising prices. Vocabulary: incendio (fire), bombero (firefighter), hectárea (hectare).

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Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Brent crude climbs as Iran's demands keep the Strait of Hormuz uncertain. Also: Morocco's football chief Fouzi Lekjaa sparks debate by entering party politics.

Hoy: Sube el Brent por la tensión en Ormuz · Lekjaa entra en la política marroquí.

Today’s Spanish focus: no será sin + sustantivo (something will not happen without...) = something will not happen without. Vocabulary: la prima (premium), el barril (barrel), la concesión (concession).

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Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: NASA's Perseverance rover is about to set a record for the longest distance driven on another world, helped by self-navigation across rough Martian terrain. Also: Typhoon Dolphin hits Okinawa, cuts power to tens of thousands of buildings, injures people, and heads toward China's east coast.

Hoy: Perseverance marca récord en Marte · El tifón Dolphin golpea Okinawa.

Today’s Spanish focus: ir a + infinitivo (to be going to) = to be going to. Vocabulary: el rover (rover), la navegación (navigation), el terreno (terrain).

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Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: A new vaccine candidate may stop a deadly cause of diarrhea, with early trial results showing strong protection and raising hope for children and public health. Also: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye sign a mutual defence pact, but experts question how far the alliance will really go in a tense region.

Hoy: Vacuna nueva contra diarrea grave · Pacto de defensa entre tres países.

Today’s Spanish focus: se puede transmitir = can be transmitted. Vocabulary: la vacuna (vaccine), el ensayo (trial), la bacteria (bacteria).

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Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Airlines are warning passengers to be careful with lithium-ion batteries after a battery pack overheated and caught fire on a flight. Also: In Mozambique, floods destroyed crops and roads, and many families now face hunger because food is harder to grow and buy.

Hoy: Alerta por baterías de litio · Hambre tras las inundaciones.

Today’s Spanish focus: tener que + infinitivo, to have to do something / to need to do something = to have to do something / to need to do something. Vocabulary: cosecha (harvest), mercado (market), oferta (supply).

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Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Iran says a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz is in its final stages, with Oman involved and tensions still high. Also: The FDA approves Moderna's mRNA seasonal flu vaccine for older adults, with trial results and safety details.

Hoy: Irán y Omán avanzan en la ruta · La FDA aprueba vacuna de Moderna.

Today’s Spanish focus: ha llegado = has reached. Vocabulary: el acuerdo (agreement), la ruta (route), la tasa (fee).

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Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: More than 170 migrants are rescued after their boat catches fire in the Channel, and authorities say they will be returned to France. Also: A man arrested in the Spokane wildfire investigation is said to have been linked to two other fire cases last year.

Hoy: Rescatan a más de 170 migrantes · Sospechoso de Spokane vinculado a otros incendios.

Today’s Spanish focus: fueron rescatados, were rescued = were rescued. Vocabulary: el rescate (rescue), la custodia (police custody), la investigación (investigation).

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Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: AI companies are struggling to set prices as token costs and usage keep changing, making paid plans hard to predict. Also: The Rhine has fallen to record low levels in Germany and the Netherlands, disrupting shipping and adding pressure during a heatwave.

Hoy: La IA y su precio difícil · El Rin baja a niveles récord.

Today’s Spanish focus: intentar + infinitivo = to try to do something. Vocabulary: la sequía (drought), la navegación (navigation; shipping), el transporte (transport).

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Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Japan and the US confirm a rare joint intervention to stop the yen from falling after it hit a 40-year low, and they signal they may act again. Also: In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a BBC report from Rawalakot shows deadly protests, an improvised clinic, and the strain on injured people seeking care.

Hoy: Japón y EE. UU. frenan el yen · Protestas mortales en Rawalakot.

Today’s Spanish focus: no dudar en actuar, to not hesitate to act = to not hesitate to act. Vocabulary: la clínica (clinic), la herida (wound), el hospital (hospital).

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