{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/6a62de3f614bacdacef1790c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 English News | US Tariffs Hit 60 Trade Partners","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/2614099d-6b60-49f5-80d6-54a3c1242b15.jpg?height=200","description":"Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: The US is adding new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on about 60 trade partners, including the UK, China, the EU, Canada, Japan, and India. Also: An Indonesian court convicted 19 people in a baby trafficking case, and families in Singapore are waiting to learn what happens next.\n\nToday’s English focus: is putting on = to be adding. Vocabulary: tariffs (extra taxes on goods from other countries), partners (people or countries that work together), imports (goods coming into a country from elsewhere).\n\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-24","author_name":"LinguaWire"}