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This week's English News Weekly podcast reports an amazing story of a message in a bottle that took more than one hundred years to be discovered. In 1908 a British marine biologist put the bottle into the North Sea. 108 years later the message in the bottle was found off the North German coast. Why is this message in a bottle so interesting? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Craig Sunter via Wikimedia CC BY-2.0. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on an historic occasion where foreign ministers from the leading economies in the world visited Hiroshima for the first time. During a ceremony to remember the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, the foreign ministers called for the world to have fewer nuclear bombs in it. Why was this G7 meeting important? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Taisyo via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on 70 million year-old dinosaur bones that were returned to Mongolia in a Return to Paris special ceremony in Brooklyn, New York. The 23 bones and eggs were smuggled from Mongolia four years ago, first to France and then on to the United States. This is the second time in three years that US authorities have handed over stolen Mongolian dinosaur remains. Why are these fossils important? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit (Kaufhaus des Westens): DiBgd via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

English News Weekly has returned to the cosmopolitan and vibrant capital of Germany - Berlin. English News Weekly first came to Berlin in September 2014. On this trip, we will be visiting four fascinating and interesting locations around the German capital city: First, we will go to Kreuzberg; then we will go to a unusual car museum; then we will go to perhaps the most famous sporting arena in Germany - before finally going to one of the most exotic and delicious food halls anywhere in the world. (PDF) Image credit (Kaufhaus des Westens): Blorg via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

In this special edition travel podcast, English News Weekly has come to northern Germany and the interesting port city of Hamburg. We will report from four interesting and historical locations within Hamburg: First, we will go to perhaps the most famous street in Hamburg; next, we will move on to perhaps the most eccentric football team in the world; our third location is a UNESCO World Heritage site right within the port city of Hamburg, before finally travelling to the world's tallest building - well, it used to be the world's tallest building. (PDF) Image credit: Gulp via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast is a special edition travel podcast - ENW has come to Istanbul! This special edition podcast will visit four fascinating locations from the historic city that bridges Europe and Asia... (PDF) Image credit: falco via Pixabay CC0 Public Domain. Music credit (Mozart - Marsz Turecki) : Romuald Greiss via Wikipedia CC0 Public Domain. Music credit (Yeniceri Marsi, Ya Mustafa, and A Song from Turkmenistan) : Ongaku Kenkyujo. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a fascinating new plan from the northern Italian city of Milan. The city government wants to reduce the number of cars that drive through the city and so also reduce the pollution levels. Under the new scheme cyclists will be paid for every kilometer they cycle. This idea Milan hopes will reduce car numbers. Will the system work? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: jcrakow via Wikipedia CC BY 2.0. Download MP3

This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on a special day for cat lovers – Cat Day. Although not an official national holiday in Japan, every February 22nd all things feline are celebrated across the country. You can buy special cat shaped food, for both humans and felines, and some Japanese companies even encourage their office workers to dress up as cats for the day. Why is Cat Day such a big hit in Japan...? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Fir0002 via Wikipedia GFDL 1.2. Download MP3

This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on the return of Eagles of Death Metal to Paris. The band became well known in tragic circumstances last year during the Paris terrorist attacks. They were playing a concert at the Bataclan concert hall when three terrorists broke in and murdered 89 people. The band promised to return to Paris and this week they did to complete their concert. English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: SylviaBoBilvia via Wikipedia CC BY 3.0. Download MP3

This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on an unusual idea from the Netherlands that trains eagles to hunt illegal drones. The plan has made other police forces in Europe think about the merits of creating an eagle police division. The Metropolitan Police Force in London have also shown interest in the idea. Will this really happen? Will eagles actually become part of the police like dogs and horse? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Adapted from fill and PublicDomainPictures via Pixabay CC0 Public Domain. Download MP3

This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on a significant moment for wildlife conservation. After ten years a deal has finally been agreed to protect 85% of the Great Bear Rainforest in western Canada. The 32,000 square km rainforest is home to numerous endangered species including the Spirit bear. Why is this deal so important? English News Weekly will explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Jon Rawlinson via Wikipedia CC BY 2.0. Download MP3

This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on a momentous occasion in the traditional Japanese sport of sumo. After ten years and 60 tournaments Japanese sumo fans can finally celebrate a champion that was born in Japan. The last decade has been dominated by foreign-born Sumo wrestlers, mostly from Mongolia. Why is this such a big moment for Japan... English News Weekly will explain all… (PDF) Image credit: FourTildes via Wikipedia CC BY 3.0. Download MP3

This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on the controversy surrounding the nominees for this year’s Academy Award Ceremony. The Oscars will be handed out next month, but for the second year in a row all of the 20 acting nominees are Caucasian. What has been the response to this all white list of names? English News Weekly will explain all... Image credit: David Shankbone via Wikipedia CC BY 3.0. Download MP3

This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on the passing of one the world’s truly great icons – David Bowie. Mr Bowie first became famous as an extraordinarily talented and innovative musician in the 1960s and 1970s. He died this week in New York aged 69. Why has his passing been such a world-wide event? English News Weekly will explain all... Image credit: Adapted from Jeffchat1 via Wikipedia CC0 Public Domain. Download MP3

ENW 227 New Year Special Happy New Year from all of us here at ENW podcast. We hope you enjoyed the winter holidays and had a relaxing time. This week is a special edition ENW podcast – focusing on some interesting events that will be happening in 2016. First, we introduce two sporting events that will have the world watching. Next, we will be looking at a cure for sunburn and a famous canal. And finally, we report on two important events across the Chinese Straights. Want to know more... English News Weekly will explain all... Download MP3

Happy Christmas for us here are ENW podcast. We hope you are enjoying the winter holidays and are having time to relax. This week is a special edition ENW podcast – focusing on Christmas music. First we introduce a famous Christmas carol, next is one of the biggest selling songs in history and finally a song that helped change the world. What to know more... English News Weekly will explain all... Download MP3

This week ENW reports on one of the most anticipated movie premieres in history – Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The seventh film in the multi-billion Euro franchise opens on December 18th and already ticket sales across the world have been huge. Why is this latest movie being called ‘Hollywood’s biggest ever premiere’? English News Weekly explains all... Image credit: By KAMiKAZOW via Wikipedia CC0 Public Domain. Download MP3

Over 300 years ago a Spanish galleon sailing from Spain's South American colonies to Europe was sunk by a British warship. Inside the galleon was gold, silver, gems and jewelry that today is worth hundreds of millions of Euros. This week after three centuries lying at the bottom of the ocean the San Jose has finally been discovered. Why is the San Jose called 'the holy grail of shipwrecks'? English News Weekly explains all… Image credit: 'Action off Cartagena' by Samuel Scott via Wikipedia CC0 Public Domain. Download MP3

What kind of food person are you? Would you prefer to go to a French, Italian or Spanish restaurant? Maybe you prefer Chinese or Japanese. Which city do you think has the best restaurants in the world? Paris? New York? London? Well, the answer is much closer to home for those us based in Hiroshima…the Japanese capital of Tokyo has been declared the World’s Culinary Capital. How is this possible…. English News Weekly explains all… Image credit: Lombroso via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

This week's ENW reports on how people in the Belgian capital of Brussels have responded to severe security measures that has curtailed daily life. After the terrorists attacks on Paris on November 13th police arrested 16 people in Brussels and closed the city as they searched for more terrorists. How did the people of Brussels respond? They tweeted photos of their cats! Why...? English News Weekly explains all... Image credit: je5xkd via Photozou CC BY-NC-ND. Download MP3