{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/6a7fccd86e5b5bfda6b5b296?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 English News | Can Zambia Finish Counting After Violence?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/079cb36c-521c-43d7-ac80-1f616d8e286f.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Zambia&#x27;s election counting starts again after reports of attacks on polling staff and stolen ballot papers, with officials aiming to announce results by Sunday. Also: Heart Aerospace&#x27;s X1 test flight lasted nearly half an hour, used just $5 of electricity, and showed progress for future electric planes.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: is going to announce, plans to announce = plans to announce. Vocabulary: counting (counting votes), pause (short stop), result (final outcome).</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-a2-2026-08-15\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-15</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}