strain · mediated · submissions
· 0:58 · With Emma
Learn “strain”, “mediated”, “submissions” in slow English. From: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo passes 11,000 cases.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
This segment explains words from the bulletin about Ebola, peace talks, court rulings, and climate action.
A bulletin is a short, official news report or announcement.
- peace talks
This segment explains words from the bulletin about Ebola, peace talks, court rulings, and climate action.
Peace talks are discussions between sides in a conflict to try to end it.
- court rulings
This segment explains words from the bulletin about Ebola, peace talks, court rulings, and climate action.
Court rulings are official decisions made by a court.
- climate action
This segment explains words from the bulletin about Ebola, peace talks, court rulings, and climate action.
Climate action means steps taken to deal with climate change.
- identified
For example: The lab identified the strain of flu that was making people sick.
Here, identified means found out which type of flu it was.
- reach an agreement
Here, it means Mediated means helped two sides talk and try to reach an agreement.
To reach an agreement is to decide together what to do.
- hearing
For example: The lawyer sent written submissions to the court before the hearing.
A hearing is a meeting in court where people present information or arguments.
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- Ebola outbreak in DR Congo passes 11,000 cases
- Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi make little progress
- Court overturns Trinidad and Tobago's ban on gay sex
- Australia's Youpla directors penalized over collapsed funeral fund
- COP31 opens amid pressure for stronger climate action
Sources
- RechercheThe World Health Organization approved clinical trials of two new Ebola vaccines earlier this month and said it expected results in early 2027.
- RechercheThe report notes no significant breakthroughs in three previous rounds of talks earlier in the year; it does not report a significant breakthrough from this meeting.
- RecherchePutin will not agree to a general halt in hostilities, arguing that it would let Ukrainian troops rest and replenish their weapons.
- RechercheSections 13 and 16 of Trinidad and Tobago’s Sexual Offences Act 1986 criminalized private, consensual sexual activity between adults of the same sex. The court held that the sections were not protected as existing law and were not reasonably justifiable under the Constitution.
- RechercheThe Guardian reports that the 1986 Act was treated as new legislation, not merely a continuation of colonial-era laws, and therefore was not protected from constitutional challenge by the savings clause.
- RechercheYoupla collapsed in March 2022, leaving more than 13,000 Aboriginal people without the means to pay for funerals.
- RechercheCountries have disagreed over how to include fossil-fuel language in conference agreements; at COP30, oil-producing countries opposed explicit mention, and the final deal did not include it.
- RechercheMany countries have argued that the UN process has not done enough to address fossil fuels, which the article identifies as the single biggest driver of climate change.
- 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.