Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Israel election leaves no bloc able to form a government.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
You’ll hear useful words from the bulletin about international news.
Here, the bulletin is the news report that the words come from.
- international news
You’ll hear useful words from the bulletin about international news.
News about events in different countries.
- outstanding
You heard “outstanding” in the news.
This names the word that the news used.
- outstanding
For example: The charity says part of the promised money is still outstanding.
The money is still owed and has not been paid.
- majority
You heard “majority” in the news.
This names the word that the news used.
- majority
For example: No party won a majority of the seats on the school board.
No party won more than half of the seats.
- abroad
For example: The countries agreed to remove barriers to selling their goods abroad.
In or to another country.
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In this episode
- Israel election leaves no bloc able to form a government
- Ebola outbreak reaches 10,000 cases, Africa CDC warns it could spread internationally
- Yemen’s Taiz siege drives prices up and leaves families with basics
- Brazil’s defeated presidential candidate leaves amid uncertainty over his destination
- Canada and UAE sign trade agreement
Sources
- RechercheIsrael’s fragmented political system can leave smaller parties as potential kingmakers in coalition negotiations that have lasted weeks or months after past elections; if neither bloc can form a government, another vote may be needed.
- RechercheJean Kaseya called for a global effort to fund the response, saying that although governments had pledged $3bn, more than $2bn remained outstanding.
- RechercheAl Jazeera reports this is the fastest-growing and deadliest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’s history; the wider outbreak is the second-largest and second-deadliest on record, after the 2014–2016 West African epidemic.
- RechercheThe article gives fuel prices as current comparisons with last year: a 20-litre petrol container cost 120,000 riyals, compared with 30,000 a year earlier; diesel cost 90,000 riyals, compared with 46,000; and a cooking-gas cylinder cost 40,000 riyals, compared with 11,400.
- BBC NewsConfusion about Flávio Bolsonaro's whereabouts after Brazil cancels his passports - BBC News
- ABC NewsBolsonaro lands in US days after election defeat: Sources - ABC News
- Al Jazeera / AP and ReutersFlavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after election loss, US says will grant visa | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera
- Al JazeeraCanada signs trade deal with UAE in push for non-US markets | International Trade News | Al Jazeera