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This week is our third summer edition special travel podcast! In this special edition podcast, English News Weekly visits four locations from one of the world's most charming cities in the world - Brussels. We hope you enjoy this special edition English News Weekly podcast. (PDF) Image credit: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT via wikipedia. CC BY 3.0. Download MP3

This week is our second summer edition special travel podcast! English's weekly has come to Athens in Greece, and is going to visit four fascinating locations from one of the world's most iconic and influential cities. Our first site will be the Acropolis - the ancient temple that overlooks the entire city of Athens; Our second location takes us back to 1896 and the first modern Olympic Games; Then we will travel on to the Monastiraki Flea Market - one of the biggest markets in Europe; And finally we will go for a stroll around the National Gardens in Athens. We hope you enjoy this special edition English News Weekly podcast. (PDF) Download MP3

In this special edition podcast, ENW visits four fascinating locations from the stunningly beautiful Mediterranean island of Cyprus! First, we will be going to Aphrodite's rock; Next, we'll be going to the world's only divided capital - Nicosia; Our third location is Kyrenia Castle, one of the oldest castles in the Middle Eastern region; And finally, ENW will be doing some swimming underwater, as we visit MS Zenobia wreck. We hope you're enjoying these four interesting locations from this sundrenched island. (PDF) Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on two contrasting incidents that show the sportsmanship in both its best and worst lights. Firstly on the judo mat an Egyptian competitor refused to shake the hand of his opponent. Whilst on the running track a New Zealand 5km runner helped a fellow athlete mid-race after she had fallen injured to the ground. What were the reasons behind these events in Rio? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on the most expensive football (soccer) transfer in history. Manchester United the most successful team in England have signed French midfielder Paul Pogba from Italian giants Juventus for $120m. What is even more surprising is that Pogba was originally a Manchester United youth team player and left the club in 2012 for a fee of just $1.4m. Why is this such an interesting story? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Football.ua via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a symbolic gesture that will see a popular emoji character changed forever. Apple, maker of the iPhone, has decided to replace the black and grey pistol emoji with a green water gun. The Californian based company has followed its great rival Microsoft by deleting the pistol emoji character. Why has Apple done this? What has been the reaction to this news? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a new record for the hottest temperature experienced on Earth. This week in Kuwait, in the Middle East, the outpost of Mitribah in the north-west part of the country experienced temperatures never measured on the Earth's surface before. How hot was the weather? What caused this spike in temperature? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: illpop. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on the serious topic of honour killings. Following the murder of Qandeel Baloch a Pakistani social media personality by a family member. Honour killings are carried out usually by male family members upon female family members who they deem to have brough disgrace upon their families. Why has Miss Balloch's death caused such a big controversy? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on the controversial sport of bullfighting. The sport has once again been in the world news as this week saw the tragic death of a Spanish bullfighter during a contest in northern Spain. The bullfight was being broadcast live on Spanish TV when the bullfighter died. What was the reaction in Spain? What was the fall-out? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a new type of schooling that has become very successful in Berlin, Germany. The school has not set syllabus, no daily timetable and the only subjects students must study are German, English and mathematics. For the rest of the schedule, the students choose what they want to study, when they want to study and for how long. Does this type of education really work? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on a plan from one of Japan’s leading fast-food chains, Mos Burger to hire staff who can speak one of five foreign languages. The Japanese based company hopes that many foreign nationals, including overseas students will apply for the new part-time jobs. Which five languages do Mos Burger want? What are the reasons for this plan? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on what of the biggest moments in post-war European history. This week has seen the culmination of a long running debate over the future of the European Union. This week the United Kingdom voted on whether they will continue to be a part of the 27 country union. Why is this such a momentous decision? What will happen next? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Petr Kratochvil via PublicDomainPictures.net CC0 Public Domain. Download MP3

In this special edition anniversary podcast, ENW looks back at five podcasts from our past and updates the news stories. (PDF) * * * The very first ENW podcast was released in April 2011, and the topic was the "Arab Spring", the name that was given to pro-democracy demonstrations throughout the Middle East. Since that very first podcast , ENW has published news reports from every continent, including Antarctica. We have covered a wide range of topics -- some serious and some more lighthearted. These include from the realms of sports, politics, entertainment, crime, culture, economics, environment, transport, technology, and many more. We have also published 17 special edition travel podcasts from some of the most interesting and vibrant cities around the world. ENW has also been lucky to have interviewed, using podcasters' questions, some important politicians from Japan and Hawaii. As this is our 250th edition, we are going to look back and highlight some of the news reports covered by ENW in the la

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on the sad news of the passing of one of the most significant people of the 20th Century – Muhammad Ali. Mr Ali became famous as a three- time heavyweight boxing champion of the world, but was also an activist, humanitarian, poet and showman. He also suffered from Parkinson's Disease caused by his many boxing fights. But, why is Mr Ali called 'The Greatest'? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Adapted from John Stango via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a worrying report published this week on the number of slaves around the world. The Global Slavery Index reports that around 45 million people worldwide are held in slavery. This is an increase of 15 million people since 2012. The organisation behind the GSI has asked richer countries to fight modern slavery more. Which countries are the best and worst? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on an historic visit to Hiroshima by the US President, Barack Obama. President Obama has become the first US president to ever visit Peace Park, the memorial site that commemorates the dropping of the world's first atomic bomb on August 6th 1945. His visit comes just one month after US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Hiroshima. What did President Obama do whilst in Hiroshima? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Official Website of the Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on one of the fastest growing political movements around the world – the Pirate Party. Pirate parties now operate in 48 countries globally and advocate direct democracy. What other ideas do they believe in? Why are they such an interesting and growing political movement? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on some of the most famous and beloved video games that have ever been played. Space Invaders, the first massively popular 'shooter' games and Sonic the Hedgehog have both been added to Video Game Hall of Fame. Why have these two video games been chosen? What special reasons were given? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports one of the biggest shocks in sporting history. Leicester City, a football club from the Midlands in England have won the English Premier League title. They had never won the title in their 132-year history. At the start of the season in August 2015 they were favourites to be relegated. They were 5,000 to 1 to become champions. How did this happen? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Ronnie Macdonald via flickr CC BY-SA 2.0. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast starts by asking you some questions? How much money do you have in your wallet or purse right now? Can you explain the designs of those banknotes? Which famous people, buildings or animals are depicted on them? This wee k the New Zealand $5 note has been voted the most beautiful in the world? Why? Well... English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Aalamaki via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3