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A motor race winner celebrates her victory, and offices may be replaced by homes.
The victory of a female race driver means more than just a trophy, and the city of New York plans to turn more office buildings into homes.
Hear about these recent events in English with news clips sourced from Reuters, including guidance to help you expand your vocabulary and improve your listening skills.

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The Loire River is low, and new inclusive textbooks are published in Bangladesh.
The waters of France’s longest river are very low after an extremely dry winter, and Bangladesh has published new inclusive school textbooks featuring transgender people.
Hear about these recent events in English with news clips sourced from Reuters, including guidance to help you expand your vocabulary and improve your listening skills.

If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here.

Senegal tries to solve prison overcrowding, and British shoppers spend less on gifts.

In Senegal, the use of electronic bracelets allows prisoners to be watched at home, and in the UK, the high cost of living is changing holiday shopping habits. Hear about these recent events in English with news clips sourced from Reuters, including guidance to help you expand your vocabulary and improve your listening skills.

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Climate activists protest the strong presence of oil and gas companies at COP28.

The COP28 climate conference faces criticism for inviting representatives from the oil and gas industry, whose motivation to find a solution for climate change is being called into question. Hear about this recent event in English with a news clip sourced from Reuters, including guidance to help you expand your vocabulary and improve your listening skills.

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Climate change puts Hungarian pine forests at risk, causing harm to local businesses.

A village in Hungary which provides the country with Christmas trees suffers losses, as climate change is causing harm to its pine forests and the people depending on them. Hear about this recent event in English with a news clip sourced from Reuters, including guidance to help you expand your vocabulary and improve your listening skills.

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