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Daily News · October 24, 2026

· 4:52 · With Maya and Alex

In this bulletin: Typhoon Champi kills one and disrupts Taiwan; France deploys 70,000 police for protests; Ukraine says Starlink service is stable again; Gunmen kill seven at a…

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Vocabulary in this episode
casualty figures

Jordanian authorities gave the casualty figures.

This means the reported numbers of people killed or injured.

underway

A government statement described the attackers as unknown and said an investigation was underway.

It means the investigation had started and was still happening.

swept away

Taiwan’s fire department said the death toll was one, after a man was swept away by waves near the island of Liuqiu.

The waves carried the man away with great force.

down from

That was down from almost 1,000 cancellations the day before.

It means the number was lower than it had been the day before.

make landfall

Champi weakened as it moved north towards the Chinese coast, where it was not expected to make landfall.

A storm makes landfall when it reaches the coast from the sea.

seeking to

They are seeking to end the 14 years of government led by Aleksandar Vučić, the country’s leader.

They are trying to bring those 14 years of government to an end.

outbreaks

The agency reported 43 outbreaks in 2026, with one added in the latest week.

Here, an outbreak is a sudden spread of a disease among people.

outbreaks

It said 96 percent of this year’s confirmed cases were linked to outbreaks.

Here, outbreaks are groups of disease cases connected to a spread of the disease.

regained full use

Ukraine’s defense minister says the country’s military has regained full use of Starlink, a satellite internet service, for drones and other fast-moving equipment.

The military can use the service completely again after being unable to do so.

deployment

France planned a nationwide deployment of as many as 70,000 police officers around a new wave of protests.

It means sending police officers to places where they are needed.

deployment

Authorities expected the large police deployment amid fears of more looting and damage.

It means the planned presence of many police officers in the area.

looted

The planned protests came one week after unrest in which shops were looted and cars were burned.

Shops were looted when people stole goods from them, often during disorder.

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In this episode

  • Typhoon Champi kills one and disrupts Taiwan
  • France deploys 70,000 police for protests
  • Ukraine says Starlink service is stable again
  • Gunmen kill seven at a funeral in Jordan
  • Students challenge Serbia’s governing party in elections
  • US measles cases rise amid a wider outbreak
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