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
Sources
- RechercheThe report describes Champi as having started as a super typhoon and as one of the strongest storms in the Pacific that year; Taiwan's Central Weather Administration put gusts near its center at around 126 kilometres per hour as the storm weakened.
- RechercheA France 24 report also described Champi as heading towards China and Japan after battering Taiwan with heavy rain and winds reaching up to 180 kilometres per hour; it reported 56,000 households without power.
- CBC NewsFrance deploys thousands of police amid a new wave of protests | CBC News
- France 24France braces for new protests - France 24
- The Associated Press, carried by ABC NewsUkraine says Starlink speed limits lifted after a slowdown that hobbled its drones - ABC News
- RechercheKarak has a minority Christian population. In 2016, gunmen killed 10 people, including seven police officers, in a series of attacks in Karak and wounded dozens; Jordanian security forces killed the attackers after a long standoff.
- RechercheSerbian students selected candidates to run for parliament in Sunday’s elections, aiming to end 14 years of government by Aleksandar Vučić.
- CIDRAPUS measles cases hit 4,588, more than twice last year’s total | CIDRAP
- RechercheMeasles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. The 2026 total had reached roughly twice the 2,289 cases reported for all of 2025.
