embankment · capsizing · emissions
· 0:50 · With Emma
Learn “embankment”, “capsizing”, “emissions” in slow English. From: A migrant boat capsizes off Senegal, with the reported death toll rising to 39.
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- A migrant boat capsizes off Senegal, with the reported death toll rising to 39
- Gaza embankment collapse kills four in tent camp, health ministry says
- Russia and Ukraine prepare for US-brokered talks on security guarantees
- COP31 opens as leaders face pressure to act on climate
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- RechercheSenegalese emergency services said the death toll rose to 39 after more bodies were found on Monday.
- RechercheSenegal’s interior ministry said one passenger was rescued alive and the number of people still missing had not been established.
- RechercheTorrential rain on Saturday reportedly flooded tens of thousands of tents across Gaza, leaving many Palestinians without a dry place to sleep.
- RechercheThe talks are expected to address security guarantees for both Russia and Ukraine. Ukraine wants guarantees against another Russian invasion; Russia says a broader European security arrangement should also address its security concerns.
- RechercheThe previous round of talks was in February; the current reports do not establish that the planned meeting will produce an agreement or meaningful progress.
- RechercheTurkey is promoting a voluntary electrification goal to raise the share of global energy demand met by electricity from around 20% to 35% by 2035; the proposal may face debate over whether the electricity should be described as clean.
- RechercheMany countries have argued the UN process has not done enough to address fossil fuels, which the report identifies as the biggest driver of climate change; fossil-fuel-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia have opposed including fossil-fuel language in final conference agreements.
- RechercheUN Secretary-General António Guterres urged leaders to cut emissions faster, accelerate a just transition from fossil fuels, and provide finance and protection for vulnerable countries.