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Greenland and influence in the Arctic | Learn English phrase "float an idea"
Episode 188
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US President Donald Trump suggested he would be interested in buying the world's largest island. Although Denmark has no desire to sell Greenland, …
6 years, 9 months ago
The mustache is making a comeback | Learn English phrase 'all the rage'
Episode 187
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Don't look now, but the mustache is making a comeback. If the 1990s were about goatees and the 2000s were about beards, then the mustache is now re…
6 years, 9 months ago
FAST VERSION of Episode 186 on international money transfer
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6 years, 9 months ago
Why is sending money across borders so slow and expensive? | Learn English phrase 'on hand'
Episode 186
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Sending money via money-transfer agents or even large banks is slow and expensive. To make a transfer work, several banks charge fees; the process …
6 years, 9 months ago
Brazil struggling to respond to Amazon fires | Learn English phrase 'up to the task'
Episode 185
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A sharp increase in the number and scale of forest fires in the Amazon is threatening the world's largest rainforest. The fires have a variety of c…
6 years, 9 months ago
New meatless burgers actually taste good | Learn English phrase 'in keeping with'
Episode 184
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Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are two companies chasing a new trend: veggie burgers that taste like the real thing. Fast-food chain Burger King …
6 years, 10 months ago
New suicide barrier at Golden Gate Bridge | Learn English phrase 'in your prime'
Episode 183
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a marvel of engineering and the symbol of San Francisco, but it is also a magnet for suicides: over 1,700 people have jum…
6 years, 10 months ago
Egan Bernal is Tour de France's first winner from Latin America | Learn English phrase 'to make a push'
Episode 182
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Colombian Egan Bernal became the first cyclist from Latin America, and the youngest in over 110 years, to win the Tour de France. He took the lead …
6 years, 10 months ago
Hong Kong protests intensify in 10th week | Learn English phrasal verb 'let up'
Episode 181
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Protests in Hong Kong continue to escalate as they enter their tenth week. What started as a protest against an extradition bill has expanded into …
6 years, 10 months ago
The complicated relationship between money and happiness | Learn English phrase 'better off'
Episode 180
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Research has shown that having more money equals more happiness, but with some major exceptions. First, more money means more happiness with income…
6 years, 10 months ago