Royal Baby Welcomed
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed their third child earlier this week, the child is the couple’s second son and the 5th in line for the British throne. He was born on Monday the 23rd of April in London at St.Mary’s hospital.
The royal traditional Gun Salute will be fired from the Tower of London and Hyde Park at 14:00 BST, a tradition that marks the birth of every prince and princess.
The family has already returned home to Kensington Palace, but a name is yet to be announced. The palace said that a name will be revealed soon, but in the meantime the notice of the Prince’s birth has been placed on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.
It is said that Arthur, James, Philip and Albert are among the bookies‘ favourites.
Duke (duk) – der Herzog
Duchess (ˈdʌʧəs) – die Herzogin
throne θroʊn – der Thron
Gun Salute (gʌn səˈlut) – die Salutschüsse
Palace (ˈpæləs) – der Palast
announced (əˈnaʊnst) – angekündigt
revealed (rɪˈvild) – etw. aufdecken, enthüllen
forecourt (fɔrkɔrt) – der Vorplatz
notice (ˈnoʊtəs) – die Benachrichtigung
bookies (ˈbʊkiz) – die Buchmacher
WhatsApp changes the age limit of its users in the European Union.
The popular messaging app WhatsApp currently has an age limit of 13 for users all over the world, but is now banning users under the age of 16 from using the platform in the European Union starting from the 25th of May.
The enforced age limit will protect children from having their personal data collected for marketing purposes, or to create user profiles.
The age limit is part of the The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) terms, which will give people much more control over how companies use their information as well as have the right to erase personal data, this will also help the app in reaching a new high standard of transparency.
In the next few weeks the Facebook owned app will ask users to confirm their age once they are prompted to agree to the new terms of service.
Many people praised the social media platform for the change while others took to Twitter and Facebook to express their disappointment, stating that the app is an important part of their children’s social lives and that this update will only hinder their social communications and interactions
age limit (eɪʤ ˈlɪmət) – die Altersgrenze
banning (ˈbænɪŋ) – verbieten
platform (ˈplætˌfɔrm) – die Plattform
enforced (ɛnˈfɔrst) – geltend gemacht
purposes (ˈpɜrpəsəz) – die Zwecke
regulation (rɛgjəˈleɪʃən) – die Verordnung
erase (ɪˈreɪs) – etw. löschen
transparency (trænˈspɛrənsi) – die Transparenz, Durchsichtigkeit
confirm (kənˈfɜrm) – etw. bestätigen
prompted (ˈprɑmptəd) – auffordern
terms of service (tɜrmz əv ˈsɜrvəs) – die Nutzungsbedingungen
praised (preɪzd) – gelobt
disappointment (ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt) – die Enttäuschung
hinder (ˈhɪndər) – behindern
interactions (ˌɪntəˈrækʃənz) – die Interaktion, der Austausch
bookies (ˈbʊkiz) – die Buchmacher
Macron Visits US
French president Emanuel Macron has paid the US a 3 day visit earlier this week to discuss several international matters including the Iran nuclear deal, climate change and the current situation in Syria.
The French president and his wife received a royal welcoming ceremony at the White House on Tuesday, with a 21 gun salute, a flute-playing fife and drum corps, in red-coated uniforms and tri-corner hats, marched by Trump and Macron and their wives, Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron.
During the state visit, Trump thanked France for joining the US and Britain in launching airstrikes in Syria earlier this month responding to the chemical weapon attacks held by Syrian president Bashar Al Assad.
During his visit, Macron held a speech to the US congress, where he is said to have criticized nationalism and isolationism, stating that these policies would have a global effect. The speech also subtly attacks Trump’s America first agenda. Macron was later given a 3 minute standing ovation for his speech.
The state visit has shown the development of a strong friendship between the two nations, and according to Trump it is “a testament to the enduring friendship that binds our two nations.”
several (ˈsɛvrəl) – einige
matters (ˈmætərz) – die Angelegenheiten
climate (ˈklaɪmət) – das Klima
ceremony (ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni) – die Zeremonie
flute (flut) – die Flöte
fife (faɪf) – die Pfeife
launching (ˈlɔnʧɪŋ) – abfeuern, starten
weapon (ˈwɛpən) – die Waffe
criticized (ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd) – kritisiert
nationalism (ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm) – der Nationalismus
isolationism (ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm) – der Isolationismus
subtly (ˈsʌtəli) – subtil
agenda (əˈʤɛndə) – die Agenda, der Plan
standing ovation (ˈstændɪŋ oʊˈveɪʃən) – die stehende Ovation, donnernder Applaus
nations (ˈneɪʃənz) – die Länder
testament (ˈtɛstəmənt) – der Beleg
enduring (ɛnˈdjʊrɪŋ) – beständig, anhaltend
binds (baɪndz) – verpflichten