Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Israel orders West Bank closure after shooting near Hebron.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
Here are words from the bulletin about international news.
A bulletin is a short report that gives news or important information.
- premature
You heard “premature” in the news.
Here, “premature” is a word from the news report that the lesson is explaining.
- premature
For example: The rain brought a premature end to the picnic.
The rain made the picnic finish earlier than expected.
- estimate
You heard “estimate” in the news.
Here, “estimate” is a word from the news report that the lesson is explaining.
- estimate
For example: I estimate that the walk will take twenty minutes.
The speaker thinks the walk will take about twenty minutes, but is not certain.
- roughly
Here, it means to calculate an amount roughly.
“Roughly” means not exactly, but close to the true amount.
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- Israel orders West Bank closure after shooting near Hebron
- Powerful earthquake kills at least 16 in Tibet
- Russia and Ukraine trade attacks after agreeing to resume peace talks
- Heat linked to more than 50,000 deaths in European cities this summer
- Scientists say first human Shamonda virus case was detected in France
- New analysis of exploding stars raises questions about dark energy
Sources
- RechercheThe NPR report says closures of the West Bank were becoming more common and describes this as the fourth time in the previous month that Israel had imposed restrictions across the area, shutting gates and checkpoints between Palestinian villages and major roads. It says Israeli roads in the territory remained open to Israeli drivers, including settlers, though they could face delays.
- RechercheIsrael’s general election was due the following Tuesday, four days after the shooting.
- RechercheRescue teams searched the area on Friday. Nagqu’s acting mayor said rescuers had completed three rounds of household and village searches by Friday afternoon; more than 5,000 people from three local counties had been deployed.
- RechercheThe report described this as China’s strongest earthquake since January 2024.
- RechercheThe attacks followed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022; the current reports place the overnight strikes amid US efforts to mediate renewed negotiations.
- RechercheThe Kyiv toll differed between the supplied reports: The Guardian reported at least two killed and 22 wounded in the capital, while Zelenskyy’s figures reported by DW covered the wider Kyiv region and gave 34 injured.
- RechercheItaly had the largest estimated national heat-death toll, at 13,303, followed by France, Spain and Germany. People aged 85 and over accounted for an estimated 22,502 deaths, or 45% of the total.
- RechercheResearchers estimate that heat caused 50,391 premature deaths in 854 European cities from June through August 2026, the highest summer total in their records. These are modelled estimates based on historical links between temperature and mortality, not a count of recorded deaths.
- MedPage Today / Associated PressFirst Human Case of Livestock Virus Shamonda Reported | MedPage Today
- BBC NewsFirst human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials say - BBC News
- CNAFrance reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk - CNA
- ScienceDailyNearly 3,000 exploding stars challenge our understanding of the Universe | ScienceDaily