# A1 English News | Alibaba Fights US Blacklist in Court

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Podcast: [Learn English A1 with News | Slow Easy English for Beginners](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a1-with-news-slow-easy-english-for-beginners-7755203)
Published: 2026-06-24T08:05:12+00:00
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## Resource

Alibaba Fights US Blacklist in Court. Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba sues US government over defence blacklist. Also: Irish government to contribute £197m to cross-border rail services. Today’s English focus: a key news verb = a useful action word from today’s episode. Vocabulary: news (current events), story (a report about something happening), today (this day). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-06-24 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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