{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/6ae018d57478e6a1bc02c5be?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 German News | Hormuz Crisis Pushes Up Africa's Food Costs","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/fe0c60a4-22fc-42f8-a1a4-c2ac869ff4f8.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: A US appeals court allows California to continue counting about 20,000 mail-in ballots challenged by the Trump administration. Also: The Hormuz crisis raises fuel and fertiliser costs in Africa, threatening harvests, food prices, and food security.</p>\n\n<p>Heute: Gericht erlaubt Auszählung von Briefwahlstimmen · Hormus-Krise bedroht Afrikas Lebensmittelversorgung.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s German focus: könnten = could or might. Vocabulary: der Dünger (fertiliser), die Ernte (harvest), die Landwirtschaft (agriculture).</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-b1-2026-10-27\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-10-27</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}