Limiting water from Colorado River, WHO says Mpox global emergency

Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter Jr. host today's Learning English show.
00:55 First: The U.S. government plans to reduce the amount of Colorado River water several states are permitted to use next year. The river supplies water to seven Western states, more than 20 Native American tribes, and two states in Mexico. Andrew Smith and Anna Matteo report on the water-saving effort. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
7:24 Next: The World Health Organization declared the recent outbreak of mpox in Africa a global health emergency last week. The U.N. agency has called for donations to fight the outbreak. Ninety-six percent of cases are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mario Ritter Jr. has the all the details in the LE Health and Lifestyle Report. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
16:47 Then, Mario joins Ashley to discuss a word that is central to the report: pox.
20:45 Finally: The LE program America's National Parks. Ashley Thompson and Caty Weaver explore a remote island in Michigan, near the state's border with Canada. Welcome to Isle Royale National Park. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
Ashley and Mario close the show.
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