B1 German News | Romania's Only Nuclear Plant Shuts After Danube Drops

Learn German through today’s real news. Natural-pace German at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.In this episode: Romania shuts its only nuclear plant after the Danube drops so low it can no longer cool the reactors, cutting off a major source of electricity. Also: Taiwan slows mobile internet to text-only speed for 30 minutes during a defense drill, showing how the country prepares for a possible conflict.Heute: Rumäniens einziges Atomkraftwerk stoppt · Taiwan drosselt mobiles Internet.Today’s German focus: wurde abgeschaltet = was shut down. Vocabulary: der Wasserstand (water level), abschalten (to shut down), die Kühlung (cooling).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-08-14 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.