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Today: S Africa "treason". Nigeria Binance detention. EU ends Mali mission. Hungary NATO aid. Ukraine stadium attack. Britain nuclear investment. Hong Kong song banned. Thailand cannabis recriminalisation. Antigua leafhopper. US Daisy Bates statue. AI in space.
With Juliet Martin
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Today: S Africa "treason". Nigeria Binance detention. EU ends Mali mission. Hungary NATO aid. Ukraine stadium attack. Britain nuclear investment. Hong Kong song banned. Thailand cannabis recriminalisation. Antigua leafhopper. US Daisy Bates statue. AI in space.
With Juliet Martin
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(00:00):
Good morning. This is Send sevenWorld News in seven minutes. I'm Juliet
Martin and today is Thursday, theninth of May twenty twenty four. Starting
(00:21):
in Africa today, South Africa's PresidentCyril Ramafosa has called an opposition party advertisement
treasonous. The advertisement by the DemocraticAlliance shows the national flag burning. The
Democratic Alliance says it is a metaphorfor the ruling party retaining power. Ramafosa
(00:46):
has said, I think it's treasonous. It is the most despicable political act
that anyone can embark upon. InNigeria, executives of cryptocurrency change Binance have
been detained on charges of tax evasionand money laundering. In January, finance
(01:08):
executives arrived in Nigeria to hold meetingswith authorities. Finance CEO Richard Teng has
said to invite a company's mid levelemployees for collaborative policy meetings only to detain
them has set a dangerous new precedentfor all companies worldwide. The European Union
(01:34):
will end its military training mission inMali after eleven years. The mission trained
Malayan armed forces and a counter terrorismforce. Now, the European Union says
the mission will end when its currentmandate expires on the eighteenth of May.
(01:56):
After consultations with Malian authorities and consideringthe evolution of the political and security situation
on the ground Europe, Hungary hassaid it will not participate in NATO's long
term plan to aid Ukraine. NATOplans to set up a fund worth one
(02:22):
hundred billion euros for Ukraine. HungarianForeign Minister Peter Siato said Hungry will stay
out of NATO's crazy mission despite allthe pressure. In Ukraine, a Russian
air attack hit a school stadium inKharkiv on Wednesday. At least four children
(02:45):
and three adults were injured, accordingto officials, Russian missiles continue to damage
Ukrainian infrastructure, including energy facilities.Yesterday, three thermal power plants suffered serious
damage, causing blackouts in multiple regions. According to officials, Britain will invest
(03:10):
almost two hundred million pounds to buildEurope's first high assay low enriched uranium facility
hal EU is the fuel for thenext generation of nuclear energy projects, according
to the government Asia, Hong Kong'sCourt of Appeal has banned the protest anthem
(03:38):
Glory to Hong Kong a lower courthad rejected the ban, saying it could
have chilling effects on free speech.The Court of Appeal said the composer of
the protest anthem intended it to beused as a weapon. Judges Jeremy Poon,
(03:58):
Carlai Chiu and Anthea Hang said inthe hands of those with the intention
to incite secession and sedition, thesong can be deployed to arouse anti establishment
sentiments. Thailand's Prime Minister Seretta Tavisinhas said that cannabis will be recriminalized by
(04:19):
the end of the year. Intwenty twenty two, Thailand became one of
the first countries in Asia to decriminalizecannabis for recreational use. The cannabis industry
could be worth one point two billiondollars by twenty twenty five, according to
(04:41):
Reuters now. Tavisin says drugs isa problem that destroys the future of the
country. Many young people are addicted. We have to work fast to confiscate
assets and expand treatment Americas. InAntigua, the leaf hopper insect is threatening
(05:04):
corn harvests. Antiger is the thirdbiggest exporter of corn in the world.
The leaf hopper carries a disease thatcould reduce this year's harvest by millions of
tons. Experts have said the numberof leafhoppers is unusually high because of rising
(05:25):
global temperatures. In the United States, civil rights activist Daisy Bates will be
honored with a statue at the UnitedStates Capitol. Bates died in nineteen ninety
nine after helping desegregate public schools inArkansas in the nineteen fifties. She also
(05:47):
helped publish a civil rights newspaper andserved as Arkansas president of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP. And United States billionaire Elon Musk has
said that artificial intelligence AI is hardlyused in space exploration. One of the
(06:12):
areas where there's almost no AI usedis space exploration. I'm not against using
it, just we haven't seen ause for it. Like I'll ask it
questions about the filming paradox, aboutrocket engine design, about electric chemistry,
and so far the AI has beenterrible at all of those questions. That's
(06:34):
your world news in seven minutes.If you enjoy this podcast, please tell
your friends about us. You canget in touch with us in a voice
message at senseven dot org, orby sending an email to podcast at senseven
dot org. I'm Juliet Martin.Tomorrow you will be with Stephen Devinchenzi.
(06:58):
Have a lovely day.
Good morning. This is Send sevenWorld News in seven minutes. I'm Juliet
Martin and today is Thursday, theninth of May twenty twenty four. Starting
(00:21):
in Africa today, South Africa's PresidentCyril Ramafosa has called an opposition party advertisement
treasonous. The advertisement by the DemocraticAlliance shows the national flag burning. The
Democratic Alliance says it is a metaphorfor the ruling party retaining power. Ramafosa
(00:46):
has said, I think it's treasonous. It is the most despicable political act
that anyone can embark upon. InNigeria, executives of cryptocurrency change Binance have
been detained on charges of tax evasionand money laundering. In January, finance
(01:08):
executives arrived in Nigeria to hold meetingswith authorities. Finance CEO Richard Teng has
said to invite a company's mid levelemployees for collaborative policy meetings only to detain
them has set a dangerous new precedentfor all companies worldwide. The European Union
(01:34):
will end its military training mission inMali after eleven years. The mission trained
Malayan armed forces and a counter terrorismforce. Now, the European Union says
the mission will end when its currentmandate expires on the eighteenth of May.
(01:56):
After consultations with Malian authorities and consideringthe evolution of the political and security situation
on the ground Europe, Hungary hassaid it will not participate in NATO's long
term plan to aid Ukraine. NATOplans to set up a fund worth one
(02:22):
hundred billion euros for Ukraine. HungarianForeign Minister Peter Siato said Hungry will stay
out of NATO's crazy mission despite allthe pressure. In Ukraine, a Russian
air attack hit a school stadium inKharkiv on Wednesday. At least four children
(02:45):
and three adults were injured, accordingto officials, Russian missiles continue to damage
Ukrainian infrastructure, including energy facilities.Yesterday, three thermal power plants suffered serious
damage, causing blackouts in multiple regions. According to officials, Britain will invest
(03:10):
almost two hundred million pounds to buildEurope's first high assay low enriched uranium facility
hal EU is the fuel for thenext generation of nuclear energy projects, according
to the government Asia, Hong Kong'sCourt of Appeal has banned the protest anthem
(03:38):
Glory to Hong Kong a lower courthad rejected the ban, saying it could
have chilling effects on free speech.The Court of Appeal said the composer of
the protest anthem intended it to beused as a weapon. Judges Jeremy Poon,
(03:58):
Carlai Chiu and Anthea Hang said inthe hands of those with the intention
to incite secession and sedition, thesong can be deployed to arouse anti establishment
sentiments. Thailand's Prime Minister Seretta Tavisinhas said that cannabis will be recriminalized by
(04:19):
the end of the year. Intwenty twenty two, Thailand became one of
the first countries in Asia to decriminalizecannabis for recreational use. The cannabis industry
could be worth one point two billiondollars by twenty twenty five, according to
(04:41):
Reuters now. Tavisin says drugs isa problem that destroys the future of the
country. Many young people are addicted. We have to work fast to confiscate
assets and expand treatment Americas. InAntigua, the leaf hopper insect is threatening
(05:04):
corn harvests. Antiger is the thirdbiggest exporter of corn in the world.
The leaf hopper carries a disease thatcould reduce this year's harvest by millions of
tons. Experts have said the numberof leafhoppers is unusually high because of rising
(05:25):
global temperatures. In the United States, civil rights activist Daisy Bates will be
honored with a statue at the UnitedStates Capitol. Bates died in nineteen ninety
nine after helping desegregate public schools inArkansas in the nineteen fifties. She also
(05:47):
helped publish a civil rights newspaper andserved as Arkansas president of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP. And United States billionaire Elon Musk has
said that artificial intelligence AI is hardlyused in space exploration. One of the
(06:12):
areas where there's almost no AI usedis space exploration. I'm not against using
it, just we haven't seen ause for it. Like I'll ask it
questions about the filming paradox, aboutrocket engine design, about electric chemistry,
and so far the AI has beenterrible at all of those questions. That's
(06:34):
your world news in seven minutes.If you enjoy this podcast, please tell
your friends about us. You canget in touch with us in a voice
message at senseven dot org, orby sending an email to podcast at senseven
dot org. I'm Juliet Martin.Tomorrow you will be with Stephen Devinchenzi.
(06:58):
Have a lovely day.
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