{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/6ab7260d4aee750ac7542c8d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 French News | Why Ebola Is Hard to Stop in DR Congo","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/e1db67ee-244e-4912-9a87-2c9613a99460.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Ebola spreads to two new health zones in DR Congo as conflict, displacement, and missing contacts make control difficult. Also: Hurricane Polo regains Category 5 strength near Mexico but is expected to weaken before reaching the coast, while rain and flooding remain dangerous.</p>\n\n<p>Aujourd&#x27;hui : L’épidémie d’Ebola continue de s’étendre · L’ouragan Polo retrouve la catégorie 5.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s French focus: l&#x27;imparfait = the imperfect tense. Vocabulary: Le suivi (monitoring or follow-up), Atteindre (to reach), Le déplacement (movement or displacement).</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/french-b1-2026-09-26\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-09-26</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}