Dan Novak and Ashley Thompson host today's Learning English show.
First: The World Health Organization (WHO) says holiday gatherings and the spread of a new COVID-19 variant led to increased hospitalizations and deaths last month. Ashley Thompson reports.
Next: The government of Papua New Guinea has declared a state of emergency after a dispute over pay caused rioting in two cities that killed at least 15 people. Bryan Lynn has the latest details.
Next: The global temperature for 2023 was just below the 2015 climate agreement’s top line for warming. Dan Friedell explores recent reports on the subject.
Then: 2024 will go down as one of the most politically important years in history. More than 60 countries will hold national elections representing half of the world’s population. Dan Novak and Jill Robbins look at six of the year’s most important elections.
And the end the show: John Russell presents the LE program, Everyday Grammar. John "shares" all about the word...share! Learn its meanings as well as commonly used structures in everyday situations. Then, John and Dan Novak meet in the studio to share a little more.
Dan and Ashley close the show.
WHO: More COVID Deaths after Holiday Gatherings learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
Dispute over Government Pay in Papua Leads to Deadly Rioting learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
Climate Agency: 2023 Broke Global Heat Record learningenglish.voanews.com/a...