Update episode: BTS, Birkin, NYC trash, Seine swimming & more
Oct 23, 2025•13 min•Ep. 813
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Episode description
Today's story: Get ready for some updates to previous Plain English stories: New York begins rolling out containerized trash collection; Paris opens the Seine for public swimming; BTS announces a comeback; the original Birkin bag sells for a record €8.6 million; Ethiopia opens the long-disputed Nile dam; and the UK, Uruguay, and Italy take steps toward legalizing assisted dying.
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