# B1 French News | Robots Break Records and Catch Fire

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Podcast: [Learn French B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132)
Published: 2026-08-26T03:23:27+00:00
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Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: United Airlines plans new international routes to places like Okinawa and Sicily, betting that travelers still want more choice and direct links. Also: At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, sprinting robots beat human records, but others crashed, fell, and even caught fire. Aujourd'hui : United ajoute de nouvelles liaisons · Des robots battent des records. Today’s French focus: ajouter de nouvelles liaisons, to add new routes = to add new routes. Vocabulary: la liaison (route), le réseau (network), les clients (customers). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-08-26 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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