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FAST VERSION of Episode 186 on international money transfer
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6 years, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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 …
7 years 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…
7 years 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 …
7 years 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 …
7 years 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…
7 years ago
Can happiness be measured? | Learn English phrase 'give away'
Episode 179
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Is it possible to measure happiness? Scientists have tried various methods, but the most reliable way to measure a person's happiness is simply to …
7 years ago
Searching for missing girl, Vatican finds thousands of human bones | Learn English phrase 'dogged by'
Episode 178
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A decades-old mystery of a missing girl took a surprising turn after thousands of unidentified bones were discovered in a cemetery beneath the Vati…
7 years ago