# A1 English News | How the Chawinga Sisters Fired Malawi to the Final

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Podcast: [Learn English A1 | Slow Easy News for Beginners, Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a1-with-news-slow-easy-english-for-beginners-7755203)
Published: 2026-08-15T01:50:45+00:00
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## Resource

Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Malawi reach the Wafcon final thanks to Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga, who score nine of the team's 12 goals and help the country's surprise run continue. Also: France's top court blocks a ban on social media for under-15s, saying the plan hurts freedom of expression, and President Macron asks for a new draft. Today’s English focus: would have covered, would have included or applied to = would have included or applied to. Vocabulary: ban (ban), freedom (freedom), proof (proof). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-08-15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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