University English Podcast
In the News, August 30th, 2019
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 0:08:48
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This is a podcast which picks up a few interesting things that have appeared in the news in recent weeks. In this episode we have stories from the environment, world news, and sport. In our first story, we hear about the fires raging in the Amazon. You can learn more about it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/world/americas/brazil-military-amazon-fire.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.theage.com.au/world/south-america/what-s-happening-in-the-amazon-20190822-p52jvd.html In world news, we learn that new submarine communications cables are being laid to connect small island nations to the rest of the world. You can read more about it here: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/sea-cable-boosts-ties-to-png-solomon-islands-amid-china-influence-20190828-p52lpt.html https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/australia-to-support-fibre-optic-cable-lifeline-to-east-timor-20190829-p52m5u.html And finally, in sport, we preview the first round of the finals in the AFL. Who