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Welcome to News in Easy English, the podcast that helps you improve your English listening and vocabulary by exploring real news stories from around the world.Each episode features short and simple news updates read in slow, clear British English – perfect for English…
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- 8
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Rare Red Panda Cub Born at US Zoo - Public Gets to Choose Its Name | News in Easy English (opens the original)
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In this episode of News in Easy English, we cover a heartwarming story: Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo has welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, an important birth for this endangered species — and the public gets to vote on its name. You'll hear the story told in slow, clear English, with useful vocabulary explained as it comes up - including "cub," "endangered species," "habitat," and "breeding programme." Each word is explained simply and reviewed again at the end of the episode. Perfect for A2
SunZia - America's Biggest Ever Wind Energy Project Now Powers 1 Million Homes | News in Easy English (opens the original)
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In this episode of News in Easy English, we cover SunZia, the largest renewable energy project in US history - a huge wind farm and transmission line now powering roughly a million American homes across New Mexico and Arizona. You'll hear the story told in slow, clear English, with useful vocabulary explained as it comes up — including "renewable energy," "transmission line," "infrastructure," "capacity," and "grid." Each word is explained simply and reviewed again at the end of the episode. Per
Meet the Tilcayo - A Brand New Cat Species Discovered in Bolivia | News in Easy English (opens the original)
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In this episode of News in Easy English, we cover a delightful science story: scientists have confirmed the tilcayo, a tiny spotted wild cat from Bolivia's cloud forests, as the first entirely new cat species discovered anywhere in the world in over a hundred years. You'll hear the story told in slow, clear English, with useful vocabulary explained as it comes up - including "species," "wildlife sanctuary," "genetic testing," "indigenous," and "ancestor." Each word is explained simply and review
Google, OpenAI & Anthropic Launch AI Safety Body SAFA | News in Easy English (opens the original)
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In this episode of News in Easy English, we cover a major announcement in the AI world: Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are teaming up to create SAFA, a new self-regulatory body to set safety standards for frontier AI — arriving after US government efforts to regulate AI stalled. You'll hear the story told in slow, clear English, with useful vocabulary explained as it comes up — including "frontier AI," "self-regulation," "deploy," "auditor," "watchdog," and "voluntary." Each word is explained sim
Trump and Xi in Washington – US-China Trade Truce Extended to January | News in Easy English (opens the original)
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In this episode of News in Easy English, we cover Chinese President Xi Jinping's high-profile visit to Washington, where Presidents Trump and Xi agreed to extend their trade truce by two months, even as tariffs and deeper tensions remain. You'll hear the story told in slow, clear English, with useful vocabulary explained as it comes up — including "summit," "truce," "tariff," "rare-earth minerals," and "de-escalate." Each word is explained simply and reviewed again at the end of the episode. Per
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