{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2ae89472ff36e11a1955fc/6a4891442d7a15a979db969f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 French News | Why France's Heatwave Deaths Are Alarming Europe","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2ae89472ff36e11a1955fc/2968a6a2-63bc-4bd8-ac87-e00437174cbb.jpg?height=200","description":"Improve your French with slow news for A2 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: France reports 2,025 excess deaths during a record heatwave as more extreme temperatures threaten Europe. Also: A WHO-backed trial begins in DR Congo to test possible treatments for the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak.\n\nToday’s French focus: prévoir = to anticipate or forecast what will happen. Vocabulary: vague de chaleur (heatwave), décès (death), essai (trial or test).\n\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a2-2026-07-04","author_name":"LinguaWire"}