# A1 English News | Indonesia Volcano Cuts Off 1,558 Flights

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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: 2026-09-08T00:10:14+00:00
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Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript. In this episode: A volcano in Indonesia sent ash over cities and closed eight airports, affecting 170,000 passengers and 1,558 canceled flights. Also: Australia may let people switch off social media algorithms, with possible penalties for tech firms that do not offer the choice. Today’s English focus: could face substantial penalties, may get big punishments = may get big punishments. Vocabulary: ash (soft grey dust after a fire or eruption), passenger (a person traveling in a plane, train, bus, or car), algorithm (a computer rule for what people see online). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-09-08 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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