# A1 German News | De Beers Stops Work at South Africa's Biggest Mine

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Podcast: [Learn German A1 | Slow Easy German News, Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-german-a1-with-news-slow-easy-german-for-beginners-7758898)
Published: 2026-07-15T03:37:40+00:00
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Learn with slow German news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: De Beers stops work at South Africa's biggest diamond mine for two years as demand falls and cheap lab-grown diamonds add pressure. Also: A 67-million-year-old T. rex fossil sells at Sotheby's in New York for a record price.Today’s German focus: stoppen = to stop. Vocabulary: die Nachfrage (demand), der Druck (pressure), die Arbeit (work or job).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-07-15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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