B1 German News | Six Tourist Deaths Leave Laos Without Answers

Build stronger German listening with real-world B1 news.In this episode: Laos says it cannot determine what caused six tourist deaths linked to methanol-tainted alcohol, because no autopsies were done. Also: German politician Jens Spahn resigns after criticism over using a surrogate mother in the US while surrogacy is banned in Germany.Today’s German focus: können + Infinitiv = can + infinitive. Vocabulary: die Obduktion (autopsy), die Grundlage (basis), der Verdacht (suspicion).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-07-19

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