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Oldest person, Woman leaders in Vatican, Tik Tok ban

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On today’s podcast, Caty Weaver and Mario Ritter, Jr. host the show. Mario tells listeners what they are going to hear.

(:58) First, Andrew Smith tells us about a woman from Brazil who is believed to be the world's oldest living person, at 116.
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/brazilian-nun-is-world-s-oldest-person-at-116/7926115.html

(7:04) Then, Jill Robbins reports on a decision by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, to appoint the first woman to lead a major administrative office of the church. The position, called a prefect, will be held by an Italian nun named Sister Simona Brambilla. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/7926455.html

(12:24) After that, Bryan Lynn presents the midweek Science and Technology report. This week, his report examines how some small American companies say they would be hurt by a ban on TikTok in the United States.
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/small-businesses-say-us-tiktok-ban-would-hurt-them/7926459.html

(19:10) Then, we hear a description of the Learning English program Let's Learn English with Anna. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/p/8326.html

(19:40) Finally, Jill and Andrew Smith present the Lesson of the Day. This time, they examine Lesson 13 of Let's Learn English, Level 1. They present ideas for effectively using the terms "bored and boring." (Jill, Andrew) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lets-learn-english-lesson-13-happy-birthday-william-shakespeare/3312239.html

Caty and Mario sign off.
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