Learn “resign”, “displaced”, “intercept” in slow English. From: US election backlash puts data centres and AI under pressure.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
You’ll hear useful words from the bulletin about international news.
A bulletin is a short official news report.
- resign
You heard “resign” in the news.
Here, “resign” means to leave an official job.
- resign
For example: The mayor chose to resign after the council meeting.
Here, the mayor decided to leave the official job.
- displaced
You heard “displaced” in the news.
Here, “displaced” means forced to leave home.
- displaced
For example: The flood displaced families from their homes.
Here, the flood forced families to leave their homes.
- intercept
You heard “intercept” in the news.
Here, “intercept” means stop something before it reaches the person it is meant for.
- intercept
For example: The security team tried to intercept the private message.
Here, they tried to stop the message before it reached the person it was meant for.
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- US election backlash puts data centres and AI under pressure
- Indonesia names another senior police officer in wiretapping case
- China passes law targeting cross-border corruption
- Palestinians displaced after settlers seize homes in Jericho
- Paraguay’s president resigns amid bank collapse crisis
- Cristiano Ronaldo to retire from Portugal’s national team
Sources
- RechercheThe article says shares in firms across the tech sector fell following Democratic wins, amid concerns about slowing AI development.
- RecherchePolice were still investigating the motives and had questioned 13 police officers and five criminal and IT experts, according to the report.
- RechercheThe article places the law in the context of President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, which it calls one of the signature themes of his leadership.
- RechercheThe homes are in Area C of the West Bank, which has been under Israeli control since the Oslo Accords of the 1990s; Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967. The report says more than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements there, which are illegal under international law.
- RechercheLawmakers accused Peña of conflicts of interest and misconduct linked to Ueno; Peña rejected suggestions of impropriety. He had been a shareholder in the company that owned the bank until selling his shares in 2025.
- RechercheThe bank’s accounts were also used to process pension payments, and Ueno held public funds, including funds from operators of Paraguay’s hydroelectric dams.
- CNAPortugal's Ronaldo announces international retirement - CNA