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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Andrew Bailey warns G20 finance ministers that AI could trigger a global economic downturn and create security risks for financial systems. Also: Lionel Messi retires from international football after more than 20 years with Argentina, and the episode looks back at his biggest moments. Today’s English focus: is running (happening now or continuing around now) = to be happening now or continuing around now. Vocabulary: volatility (sudden change, especially in prices or markets), breaches (breaks in security), concentration (money, power, or activity in only a few places). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-01

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Ollie Watkins completes a £51 million move to Al-Hilal, ending six years at Aston Villa. Also: Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile is charged with treason after election tensions. Today’s English focus: has completed, did something recently and it still matters now = did something recently and it still matters now. Vocabulary: treason (the crime of acting against your country), dispute (a serious disagreement), detain (to hold someone and not let them leave freely). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-31

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Turkish and Somali forces free a cargo ship after a ten-day pirate siege off Somalia, and 14 pirates are reported killed. Also: Addisu Gobena wins the Sydney Marathon in record time, while Peres Jepchirchir takes the women's title. Today’s English focus: have freed, to have freed = to have freed. Vocabulary: vessel (ship), pressure (force or pressure), cooperation (working together). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-30

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Trump says the US and Venezuela have reached a historic oil deal, and he claims it could lower gas prices for Americans. Also: A Venezuelan father in Texas is deported to Liberia and says he is now far from his wife and baby son. Today’s English focus: has reached, has happened recently and is important now = has happened recently and is important now. Vocabulary: deportation (official removal from a country), handcuffs (metal things used to hold a person's wrists together), stranded (left in a place with no easy way to leave). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-29

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: AI leaders warn that cyberattacks could rise fast, and say the next few months are a limited window to improve defenses against attacks on hospitals, tech firms, and other. Also: Thieves raid Spain's Treasure of Villena in minutes, taking gold objects from a museum and leaving officials devastated. Today’s English focus: are used to, are familiar with or normal for = are familiar with or normal for. Vocabulary: theft (theft), heritage (heritage), alarm (alarm). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-28

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Medicare's $50 obesity drug program is catching on fast, with CVS and Walgreens filling about 100,000 prescriptions each. Also: The US drug agency approves daraxonrasib, a daily pill that nearly doubled survival for pancreatic cancer patients in a trial. Today’s English focus: is clearly being used, is clearly in use = to be clearly in use. Vocabulary: Prescription (a doctor's medicine order), Eligible (allowed to take part because you meet the rules), Uptake (the amount of use something gets, especially at the start). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-27

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Medicare's $50 obesity drug program is growing fast, with CVS and Walgreens already filling around 100,000 prescriptions each. The episode explains who can get the lower price. Also: The FDA approves daraxonrasib, a daily pill for pancreatic cancer, after a trial found patients lived 13.2 months on average versus 6.6 months with chemotherapy. The episode. Today’s English focus: be allowed to, to have permission or be permitted by rules = to have permission or be permitted by rules. Vocabulary: program (a planned set of actions or services), eligible (allowed to receive or join something), uptake (the amount of people who start using a service or product). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-27

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: United Airlines is adding new routes to faraway places like Okinawa and Ljubljana, showing how travelers are choosing more unusual destinations and longer international trips. Also: At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, robots beat human sprint records but also crashed, toppled, and even caught fire, showing both speed and limits. Today’s English focus: is going to add, plans to add = plans to add. Vocabulary: route (flight path), destination (place you travel to), season (period of the year). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-26

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: The US removes Syria from its terrorism list after a 45-day review, and President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls it historic. Also: China's factories and classrooms show a fast-growing robot shift, as more than two million robots and new training prepare workers for automation. Today’s English focus: is going to do - be about to do / plans to do = is going to do. Vocabulary: robots (machines that can do tasks by themselves or with little help), workforce (all the people who work, or could work, in a place or country), automation (using machines and systems to do work that people used to do). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-25