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Today: Russia Putin concerned. France TikTok suing. UK sentencing. Germany stabbing. Italy game complaints. Haiti Petro visit. Jamaica gang shooting. US fires. DRC exodus. South Africa Microsoft training. Yemen Houthi release. Israel West Bank raid. Thailand gay marriage. UAE insect fuel.
SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you.
Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day.
Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week. We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/support
Contact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7
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Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts, worksheets and our weekly world news quiz are available for our amazing supporters at send7.org. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, TEFL teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they use SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. This is send seven world news in seven minutes.
I'm Stephen Devinchenzi. Today is Friday, the twenty fourth of
January twenty twenty five. Starting in Europe today, Russian President
(00:22):
Vladimir Putin is concerned about Russia's economy. According to a
report by Reuter's news agency, Reuters says that five sources
with close knowledge of the Russian government say that Putin
is growing increasingly concerned. Despite many sanctions on Russia from
(00:42):
Western countries, Russia's economy has grown since it invaded Ukraine
almost three years ago. Part of the reason for this
is that Russia has exported more fossil fuels to countries
like China and India, and there has been a rise
in global oil prices. Another reason is that the government
(01:04):
has spent lots of money on the military industry, which
drives economic growth and lowers unemployment. However, some analysts say
that behind this growth, Russia's economy is actually weak and vulnerable.
Last year, inflation reached nine point five percent, with even
higher prices for basic food like eggs and butter. Interest
(01:28):
rates are now at twenty one percent. In Ukraine, one
person was killed and over thirty were injured yesterday in
a Russian missile and drone attack on the city of Zaporija.
Tens of thousands of people were left without power. In France,
seven families are suing TikTok, saying that the platform's content
(01:51):
harmed their children. Two of the families had a child
who committed suicide after watching suicide related content on TIS.
In the United Kingdom, an eighteen year old who killed
three young girls and injured ten others was sentenced to
life imprisonment yesterday, the day after the attack. In July
(02:14):
last year, far right, anti immigration and anti Muslim protests
started around the UK in response to disinformation about the
attacker's identity. The attacker was born in Britain and was
not Muslim. In Germany, two people, including a small child,
have been killed in a stabbing attack in a park.
(02:37):
Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Hermann said that the attacker was
from Afghanistan and had been arrested many times before. In Italy,
there have been complaints about a German board game which
is based on the Mafia on the island of Sicily.
(02:57):
People affected by mafia violence say that the game is
offensive to Sicilians. America's Colombian President, Gustavo Pedro, has visited Haiti.
It is extremely rare for a foreign leader to travel
to Haiti because of a lack of government control of
(03:19):
most of the country, where various gangs control different areas,
including most of the capital, Porto Prance. Pedro met with
Haitian government officials in the southern town of Jasmel in
the Jamaican city called Spanish Town. Schools and businesses closed
yesterday after there was continuous gunfire in the streets after
(03:42):
police killed a major gang leader. In the United States,
President Donald Trump has defended pardoning rioters who attacked police
officers on January the sixth, twenty twenty one. In an
interview with Fox News, Trump said that they had spent
enough time in jail and they were right to protest
(04:04):
because they knew the twenty twenty presidential election was rigged.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Why did they get a pardoner number of reasons number
when they were in there for three and a half years,
a long time, and in many solitary confinement, treated like
nobody's ever been treated so badly. They were treated like
the worst criminals in history.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
And you know what they were there for.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
They were protesting the vote because they knew the election
was rigged and they were protesting the vote, and that
should be allowed to protest a vote.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Also in the United States, a new fire in Los
Angeles has rapidly grown in size over the last two days,
forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. The two
biggest fires that started two weeks ago, the Eton Fire
and the Palisades Fire, are still burning, however they are
(04:57):
mostly contained. It is expected to rain in Los Angeles
tomorrow for the first time in weeks. Africa, in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of people are fleeing to
the west as the M twenty three rebel group continue
to take territory. M twenty three fighters, who are supported
(05:21):
by Ruanda, are now about twenty kilometers from the regional
capital of Goma. In South Africa, Microsoft has said that
it will train a million people on cyber security and
artificial intelligence over the next two years. Lillian Barnard, the
president of Microsoft Africa, said that the skill initiative would
(05:45):
target government workers and private workers, as well as young
people Asia yemens who the rebels have released. The crew
of a cargo ship more than a year after they
seized the ship. The crew are from Bulgaria, the Philippines, Ukraine,
(06:06):
Mexico and Romania. Israel has been conducting a raid in
the West Bank over the last three days, and twelve
people have died in the raid, according to Al Jazeera.
The Palestinian Red Cross has said that its ambulances had
been prevented from reaching people by the Israeli military. Israel
(06:28):
has chosen a survivor of the October seventh, twenty twenty
three massacre at a music festival to be Israel's representative
at the Eurovision Song contest. Juval Rafael pretended to be
dead to avoid being killed by members of Hamas, who
randomly killed three hundred and sixty four young people. Raphael
(06:50):
said that she started singing as a way to cope
with her experience. Thailand has conducted its first ever same
sex marriages after a new law came into effect yesterday,
and in the United Arab Emirates, a company is recycling
food and producing power using insects. Circa Biotech has created
(07:17):
a factory in which food waste is given to black
soldier fly lava once they reach a big size. The
fly lava are then converted into insect protein which can
be fed to animals, and into oil and biodiesel, which
can be used in aviation fuel. A big thank you
(07:41):
to Yunshan in China, shang Ween in the USA, and
rio Leta in Poland for becoming our newest supporters. If
you enjoy this podcast and you'd like to have access
to the transcripts that we write every day, or the
worksheets and world news queers that we make each week,
(08:02):
then you can become a supporter at senseven dot org.
We give ten percent of our profit to highly effective charities.
Have a great weekend and we will see you on Monday.
Good morning. This is send seven world news in seven minutes.
I'm Stephen Devinchenzi. Today is Friday, the twenty fourth of
January twenty twenty five. Starting in Europe today, Russian President
(00:22):
Vladimir Putin is concerned about Russia's economy. According to a
report by Reuter's news agency, Reuters says that five sources
with close knowledge of the Russian government say that Putin
is growing increasingly concerned. Despite many sanctions on Russia from
(00:42):
Western countries, Russia's economy has grown since it invaded Ukraine
almost three years ago. Part of the reason for this
is that Russia has exported more fossil fuels to countries
like China and India, and there has been a rise
in global oil prices. Another reason is that the government
(01:04):
has spent lots of money on the military industry, which
drives economic growth and lowers unemployment. However, some analysts say
that behind this growth, Russia's economy is actually weak and vulnerable.
Last year, inflation reached nine point five percent, with even
higher prices for basic food like eggs and butter. Interest
(01:28):
rates are now at twenty one percent. In Ukraine, one
person was killed and over thirty were injured yesterday in
a Russian missile and drone attack on the city of Zaporija.
Tens of thousands of people were left without power. In France,
seven families are suing TikTok, saying that the platform's content
(01:51):
harmed their children. Two of the families had a child
who committed suicide after watching suicide related content on TIS.
In the United Kingdom, an eighteen year old who killed
three young girls and injured ten others was sentenced to
life imprisonment yesterday, the day after the attack. In July
(02:14):
last year, far right, anti immigration and anti Muslim protests
started around the UK in response to disinformation about the
attacker's identity. The attacker was born in Britain and was
not Muslim. In Germany, two people, including a small child,
have been killed in a stabbing attack in a park.
(02:37):
Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Hermann said that the attacker was
from Afghanistan and had been arrested many times before. In Italy,
there have been complaints about a German board game which
is based on the Mafia on the island of Sicily.
(02:57):
People affected by mafia violence say that the game is
offensive to Sicilians. America's Colombian President, Gustavo Pedro, has visited Haiti.
It is extremely rare for a foreign leader to travel
to Haiti because of a lack of government control of
(03:19):
most of the country, where various gangs control different areas,
including most of the capital, Porto Prance. Pedro met with
Haitian government officials in the southern town of Jasmel in
the Jamaican city called Spanish Town. Schools and businesses closed
yesterday after there was continuous gunfire in the streets after
(03:42):
police killed a major gang leader. In the United States,
President Donald Trump has defended pardoning rioters who attacked police
officers on January the sixth, twenty twenty one. In an
interview with Fox News, Trump said that they had spent
enough time in jail and they were right to protest
(04:04):
because they knew the twenty twenty presidential election was rigged.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Why did they get a pardoner number of reasons number
when they were in there for three and a half years,
a long time, and in many solitary confinement, treated like
nobody's ever been treated so badly. They were treated like
the worst criminals in history.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
And you know what they were there for.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
They were protesting the vote because they knew the election
was rigged and they were protesting the vote, and that
should be allowed to protest a vote.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Also in the United States, a new fire in Los
Angeles has rapidly grown in size over the last two days,
forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. The two
biggest fires that started two weeks ago, the Eton Fire
and the Palisades Fire, are still burning, however they are
(04:57):
mostly contained. It is expected to rain in Los Angeles
tomorrow for the first time in weeks. Africa, in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of people are fleeing to
the west as the M twenty three rebel group continue
to take territory. M twenty three fighters, who are supported
(05:21):
by Ruanda, are now about twenty kilometers from the regional
capital of Goma. In South Africa, Microsoft has said that
it will train a million people on cyber security and
artificial intelligence over the next two years. Lillian Barnard, the
president of Microsoft Africa, said that the skill initiative would
(05:45):
target government workers and private workers, as well as young
people Asia yemens who the rebels have released. The crew
of a cargo ship more than a year after they
seized the ship. The crew are from Bulgaria, the Philippines, Ukraine,
(06:06):
Mexico and Romania. Israel has been conducting a raid in
the West Bank over the last three days, and twelve
people have died in the raid, according to Al Jazeera.
The Palestinian Red Cross has said that its ambulances had
been prevented from reaching people by the Israeli military. Israel
(06:28):
has chosen a survivor of the October seventh, twenty twenty
three massacre at a music festival to be Israel's representative
at the Eurovision Song contest. Juval Rafael pretended to be
dead to avoid being killed by members of Hamas, who
randomly killed three hundred and sixty four young people. Raphael
(06:50):
said that she started singing as a way to cope
with her experience. Thailand has conducted its first ever same
sex marriages after a new law came into effect yesterday,
and in the United Arab Emirates, a company is recycling
food and producing power using insects. Circa Biotech has created
(07:17):
a factory in which food waste is given to black
soldier fly lava once they reach a big size. The
fly lava are then converted into insect protein which can
be fed to animals, and into oil and biodiesel, which
can be used in aviation fuel. A big thank you
(07:41):
to Yunshan in China, shang Ween in the USA, and
rio Leta in Poland for becoming our newest supporters. If
you enjoy this podcast and you'd like to have access
to the transcripts that we write every day, or the
worksheets and world news queers that we make each week,
(08:02):
then you can become a supporter at senseven dot org.
We give ten percent of our profit to highly effective charities.
Have a great weekend and we will see you on Monday.
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