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A1 Spanish News | De Beers Stops Work at South Africa's Biggest Mine
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Learn with slow Spanish news for A1 listening practice.
In this episode: De Beers pauses production at its biggest South African diamond mine for two years, affecting more than 4,000 workers as demand falls and lab-grown diamonds compete on price. Also: A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil sells at a New York auction for a record $50.1 million, making it the most expensive dinosaur ever sold.
Today’s Spanish focus: parar = to stop. Vocabulary: mina (mine), parar (to stop), vender (to sell).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a1-2026-07-15