# A1 German News |  Italy Faces Childhood Obesity Challenge

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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: 2026-07-26T04:00:14+00:00
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Learn with slow German news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: Doctors in southern Italy are seeing more children with obesity, and one 17-year-old weighs 170 kilos and struggles with daily life. Also: The Flatiron Building in New York is being turned into luxury apartments, with new homes priced as high as $58.5 million.Today’s German focus: kann + Infinitiv = can + infinitive. Vocabulary: das Gewicht (weight), die Operation (operation), der Magen (stomach).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-07-26 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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