{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/6aa8fc4c4cef87591dc58382?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 German News | Can the Panama Canal Survive Another Drought Cut?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/702aa100-aa60-4c5a-8e4e-fe1948a233e8.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn German through today’s real news. Natural-pace German at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Panama plans another cut in canal traffic as drought worsens, forcing fewer daily ship transits and raising costs for global trade. Also: China pushes back against claims of &#x27;malicious competition&#x27; over AI, after US warnings and calls to slow development.</p>\n\n<p>Heute: Panama-Kanal soll weniger Schiffe lassen · China wehrt sich gegen KI-Vorwurf.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s German focus: wird wieder langsamer, becomes slower again = becomes slower again. Vocabulary: der Verkehr (traffic), die Dürre (drought), der Wasserstand (water level).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-09-15\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-09-15</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}