A2/B1Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo in Rome
Thursday, 5 November 2026
Bob Dylan, 85, met Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City during his Italian tour. The pope hosted the singer at his official residence, and the meeting was brief.…
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A2/B1Collins picks 'mogging' as 2026 word
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Collins English Dictionary chose 'mogging' as its word of the year 2026. The word means to outperform or outshine someone, making them look inferior in looks, confidence or…
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A2/B1Bhutan builds 108 stupas for new city
Monday, 2 November 2026
Tens of thousands of volunteers built 108 Buddhist stupas in Bhutan for a new mindfulness city. The 15-metre monuments were set along 12km of riverbank near the Indian border, at…
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B1Pompeii wardrobe reveals coins and a child's necklace
Friday, 30 October 2026
Archaeologists have uncovered personal objects in the ruins of Pompeii, sealed since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The finds were tucked inside a wooden wardrobe. They…
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B2Dictionary.com names ‘maxxing’ for 2026
Monday, 26 October 2026
Dictionary.com has chosen “maxxing” as its 2026 Word of the Year. Short for maximising, the suffix can stand alone or attach to other words to mean doing something to the fullest,…
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A2/B1Bukangi the Busan canal shark draws crowds
Sunday, 25 October 2026
A large shark was spotted in a concrete canal in Busan, a busy port city in South Korea, in mid-September. Marine biologist Kim Hyun-woo and the coastguard tried to rescue the…
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A2/B1Porridge gets a cosy comeback in Britain
Saturday, 24 October 2026
Porridge is back in fashion in the UK. The trend is driven by health and nostalgia. On social media, new recipes add rich toppings. At 26 Grains in London, a five-grain porridge…
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B1French prize seeks AI-assisted fiction
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
The Prix Pascal de Littérature IA is a new French prize for fiction co-written with AI. Writers are invited to submit an unpublished manuscript of 10,000 to 50,000 words. Each…
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A2/B1Ghent's Veggie Day turns the city green
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Ghent in Belgium is famous for plant-based food. Since 2009 the city has run Veggie Day every Thursday, asking people to skip meat and fish. The change spread to nurseries, care…
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