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A1 English News | Berlin Refuses to Pay Hackers

Published
August 29, 2026
Length
7:44

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Show notes

Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Cambodia says it has ended scam places, but rights groups and experts do not believe the claim because they say it is hard to check. Also: Berlin says hackers stole city data, demanded money, and threatened to sell the files, but the mayor says the city will not give in. Today’s English focus: were offline - had no internet or system access = were offline. Vocabulary: the claim (statement), the official (government person), the suspect (person police think may be involved). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: [](https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-08-29) --- Hosted on Acast. See [acast.com/privacy](https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.