B1 French News | How Perseverance Set a Mars Driving Record

Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Perseverance is about to set a new Mars driving record thanks to its autonomous navigation system. Also: Typhoon Dolphin hits Okinawa, cutting power and forcing closures before moving toward China. Aujourd'hui : Perseverance bat un record sur Mars · Un typhon frappe Okinawa. Today’s French focus: ont été suspendus, have been suspended = have been suspended. Vocabulary: l'alerte (alert or warning), la submersion (flooding or inundation), suspendre (to suspend or halt). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-08-09