{"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/6acc4183e53019e8904dc30b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 English News | Why 18,000 Finance Leaders Are Meeting in Bangkok","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/87d2dd40-9008-42db-aa2f-cdf9c2404b27.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Ukraine says Russia attacked power plants after an energy ceasefire announcement. Also: Finance officials meet in Bangkok as war, energy prices, and debt threaten world growth.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: discuss = to discuss. Vocabulary: supply (an amount that is available), shock (a sudden bad change or surprise), release (to let something go).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-10-12\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-10-12</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}