# A1 German News | Brazil's Amazon Hits a Record Low Before a Key Vote

An episode of [Learn German A1 | Slow Easy German News, Daily](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1885536008), 17 Oct 2026, 7:29.

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Learn German through today’s real news. Slow, clear German at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Ukraine attacks a major oil refinery near Ryazan after Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities. Also: Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon reaches a record low before an election runoff that could decide whether the progress continues. Heute: Die Ukraine greift eine Ölraffinerie an · Weniger Abholzung im Amazonas. Today’s German focus: führte ... durch = carried out. Vocabulary: der Wald (forest), die Abholzung (deforestation), die Regierung (government). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-10-17 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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