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Today : Ukraine Black Sea drones. Switzerland referendums. Spain protests. Lithuania balloons. Nigeria schools closed. Guinea-Bissau 'sham'. Senegal oil spill. Honduras election. Trump Hernandez pardon. St Vincent election. Asia floods. Hong Kong fire. Australia gambling and wedding.
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Today : Ukraine Black Sea drones. Switzerland referendums. Spain protests. Lithuania balloons. Nigeria schools closed. Guinea-Bissau 'sham'. Senegal oil spill. Honduras election. Trump Hernandez pardon. St Vincent election. Asia floods. Hong Kong fire. Australia gambling and wedding.
SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you.
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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, Juliet Martin and Niall Moore every morning. Transcripts, vocabulary lists, 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 daily news 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 (00:01):
Good morning. This is send seven World News in seven minutes.
I'm Stephen Devin Chenzi. Today is Monday, the first of
December twenty twenty five. Starting in Europe today, Ukrainian sea
(00:23):
drones have hit two sanctioned Russian oil tankers in the
Black Sea, according to videos shared by the Ukrainian military.
Ukraine has often targeted Russian oil refineries and oil infrastructure,
but this appears to be the first time it has
directly hit Russian oil carrying ships. Turkish authorities released video
(00:49):
showing Turkish boats attempting to put out a fire on
one of these ships. No people have been reported hurt.
Russian missile and her own attacks on Ukraine killed at
least six civilians this weekend and left hundreds of thousands
of people without electricity. Today, President Voladimir Zelenski is expected
(01:11):
to travel to France for talks with President Emmanuel Macran. Yesterday,
in Florida in the United States, a Ukrainian team led
by Head of the Security Council rustem Umerov met with
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
The end goals obviously not just the end of the war.
Obviously that's central and fundamental. We want to see the
end of the killing and the death and the suffering,
and I'm sure the Ukrainian side, I know they do
as well. They want peace, but it's also about securing
an end to the war that leads Ukraine's sovereign an
independent and was an opportunity at real prosperity.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Also in Ukraine, the Russian army probably controls most of
the eastern city of Pokrovsk. According to military maps and analysts,
Russia started attacks in the Pokrofsk area one year and
four months ago, and soldiers entered the town about a
month ago. Across the front line, Ukraine's military reports killing, seriously,
(02:11):
injuring or capturing around one thousand Russian soldiers every day.
Before the war, Pokrofsk had a population of around sixty
thousand people, meaning that Pokrofsk would be the biggest town
or city captured by Russia since Bakmut two and a
half years ago. Switzerland held two referendums. Yesterday, more than
(02:34):
eighty percent of people rejected a plan to extend compulsory
national service to women as well as men. In Switzerland,
young men must complete either military service or a civilian
public service. In another referendum, almost eighty percent of people
also rejected the introduction of a national inheritance tax on
(02:58):
the ultra rich people who would be transferring wealth of
over fifty million francs, which is more than fifty three
million euros in Spain. Tens of thousands of people joined
anti government protests yesterday. The protests, organized by the Conservative
People's Party called for new elections because of corruption investigations
(03:22):
against members of the ruling Socialist Party, including the family
of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Lithuania temporarily closed Vilnius Airport
yesterday because of balloons reportedly flying over from Belarus. Vilnius
Airport has been forced to close more than ten times
(03:43):
in the last eight weeks because of balloons. Africa. In Nigeria,
many schools are remaining closed because of fears of more kidnappings.
Two weeks ago, there were two major abductions at schools,
including one in which more than three hundred students were kidnapped,
(04:05):
of which over two hundred and fifty are still missing.
Senegal's Prime Minister usman Sonkor has called the Kudhta in
Guinea Bissau a sham. Guinea Bissau's military took power last week,
stopping the results of a presidential election having effect. Speaking
in Senegal's parliament, Sonkre said that the military coup was
(04:28):
a sham and demanded that the election process be continued.
The removed president, Umaro Sisoko Mbalo, traveled to Senegal a
few days ago and is now reported to be in
the Republic of the Congo. Also in Senegal, authorities have
said that they are attempting to contain a possible oil
(04:49):
spill after an oil tanker has started to sink near
the coast of Senegal. America's Honduras held general elections yesterday,
with the results not yet declared at the time of
recording this podcast. In the race for president, opinion polls
(05:09):
show a very close race between right wing candidate Nazri Aspuda,
liberal candidate Salvador Nazreala, and left wing candidate Richie Moncada.
US President Donald Trump has said that he might cut
aid for Honduras if his preferred candidate, Aspuda does not win.
(05:31):
In the United States, President Trump has said that he
would give a presidential pardon to former Honduran president Juan
Orlando Ernandez, who is serving a forty five year prison
sentence in the United States for drug trafficking. Trump said
on social media that he was pardoning Ernandez because he
(05:51):
had been treated unfairly in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The opposition New Democratic Party has won the general election,
ending twenty four years in power for the ruling Labour
Party and ending twenty four years as Prime Minister for
Ralph Gonsalvis Asia and Oceania. Across various countries. In Southern Asia,
(06:18):
over one thousand people have died in floods over the
last few days. Cyclone Ditwa has caused at least three
hundred and thirty four deaths in Sri Lanka and three
deaths in India as heavy rain caused floods and landslides. In Indonesia,
officials have said that at least four hundred and forty
(06:38):
two people have died and four hundred more are missing
on the island of Sumatra in southern Thailand, floods over
the last week have killed at least one hundred and
sixty two people in floods that also hit northern Malaysia.
In Hong Kong, one hundred and forty six people are
known to have died in the apartment building things fire,
(07:01):
which started on Wednesday. However, more people are still missing.
In Australia, a husband and wife from Kazakhstan have been
arrested after being accused of using a hidden camera and
listening devices to cheat in a casino to win almost
one point two million Australian dollars nearly seven hundred thousand euros.
(07:24):
And also in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi has become
the first Australian Prime Minister to get married while in office.
Albanesi married his partner Jodi at the Prime Minister's official
residence in Canberra in a small ceremony with close friends
and family. A big thank you to Milan in Slovakia
(07:47):
and Padrerizia in Italy for becoming our newest supporters, and
another big thank you to Mariush in Poland who has
renewed his support after first becoming a sub four years
ago before we even had any benefits of becoming a supporter. Today,
the benefits are access to the transcripts every day, vocabulary
(08:10):
lists every day and weekly worksheets, and a world news quiz.
You can become a supporter at senseven dot org. Tomorrow
you will be with Niall Moore have a great day.
Good morning. This is send seven World News in seven minutes.
I'm Stephen Devin Chenzi. Today is Monday, the first of
December twenty twenty five. Starting in Europe today, Ukrainian sea
(00:23):
drones have hit two sanctioned Russian oil tankers in the
Black Sea, according to videos shared by the Ukrainian military.
Ukraine has often targeted Russian oil refineries and oil infrastructure,
but this appears to be the first time it has
directly hit Russian oil carrying ships. Turkish authorities released video
(00:49):
showing Turkish boats attempting to put out a fire on
one of these ships. No people have been reported hurt.
Russian missile and her own attacks on Ukraine killed at
least six civilians this weekend and left hundreds of thousands
of people without electricity. Today, President Voladimir Zelenski is expected
(01:11):
to travel to France for talks with President Emmanuel Macran. Yesterday,
in Florida in the United States, a Ukrainian team led
by Head of the Security Council rustem Umerov met with
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
The end goals obviously not just the end of the war.
Obviously that's central and fundamental. We want to see the
end of the killing and the death and the suffering,
and I'm sure the Ukrainian side, I know they do
as well. They want peace, but it's also about securing
an end to the war that leads Ukraine's sovereign an
independent and was an opportunity at real prosperity.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Also in Ukraine, the Russian army probably controls most of
the eastern city of Pokrovsk. According to military maps and analysts,
Russia started attacks in the Pokrofsk area one year and
four months ago, and soldiers entered the town about a
month ago. Across the front line, Ukraine's military reports killing, seriously,
(02:11):
injuring or capturing around one thousand Russian soldiers every day.
Before the war, Pokrofsk had a population of around sixty
thousand people, meaning that Pokrofsk would be the biggest town
or city captured by Russia since Bakmut two and a
half years ago. Switzerland held two referendums. Yesterday, more than
(02:34):
eighty percent of people rejected a plan to extend compulsory
national service to women as well as men. In Switzerland,
young men must complete either military service or a civilian
public service. In another referendum, almost eighty percent of people
also rejected the introduction of a national inheritance tax on
(02:58):
the ultra rich people who would be transferring wealth of
over fifty million francs, which is more than fifty three
million euros in Spain. Tens of thousands of people joined
anti government protests yesterday. The protests, organized by the Conservative
People's Party called for new elections because of corruption investigations
(03:22):
against members of the ruling Socialist Party, including the family
of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Lithuania temporarily closed Vilnius Airport
yesterday because of balloons reportedly flying over from Belarus. Vilnius
Airport has been forced to close more than ten times
(03:43):
in the last eight weeks because of balloons. Africa. In Nigeria,
many schools are remaining closed because of fears of more kidnappings.
Two weeks ago, there were two major abductions at schools,
including one in which more than three hundred students were kidnapped,
(04:05):
of which over two hundred and fifty are still missing.
Senegal's Prime Minister usman Sonkor has called the Kudhta in
Guinea Bissau a sham. Guinea Bissau's military took power last week,
stopping the results of a presidential election having effect. Speaking
in Senegal's parliament, Sonkre said that the military coup was
(04:28):
a sham and demanded that the election process be continued.
The removed president, Umaro Sisoko Mbalo, traveled to Senegal a
few days ago and is now reported to be in
the Republic of the Congo. Also in Senegal, authorities have
said that they are attempting to contain a possible oil
(04:49):
spill after an oil tanker has started to sink near
the coast of Senegal. America's Honduras held general elections yesterday,
with the results not yet declared at the time of
recording this podcast. In the race for president, opinion polls
(05:09):
show a very close race between right wing candidate Nazri Aspuda,
liberal candidate Salvador Nazreala, and left wing candidate Richie Moncada.
US President Donald Trump has said that he might cut
aid for Honduras if his preferred candidate, Aspuda does not win.
(05:31):
In the United States, President Trump has said that he
would give a presidential pardon to former Honduran president Juan
Orlando Ernandez, who is serving a forty five year prison
sentence in the United States for drug trafficking. Trump said
on social media that he was pardoning Ernandez because he
(05:51):
had been treated unfairly in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The opposition New Democratic Party has won the general election,
ending twenty four years in power for the ruling Labour
Party and ending twenty four years as Prime Minister for
Ralph Gonsalvis Asia and Oceania. Across various countries. In Southern Asia,
(06:18):
over one thousand people have died in floods over the
last few days. Cyclone Ditwa has caused at least three
hundred and thirty four deaths in Sri Lanka and three
deaths in India as heavy rain caused floods and landslides. In Indonesia,
officials have said that at least four hundred and forty
(06:38):
two people have died and four hundred more are missing
on the island of Sumatra in southern Thailand, floods over
the last week have killed at least one hundred and
sixty two people in floods that also hit northern Malaysia.
In Hong Kong, one hundred and forty six people are
known to have died in the apartment building things fire,
(07:01):
which started on Wednesday. However, more people are still missing.
In Australia, a husband and wife from Kazakhstan have been
arrested after being accused of using a hidden camera and
listening devices to cheat in a casino to win almost
one point two million Australian dollars nearly seven hundred thousand euros.
(07:24):
And also in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi has become
the first Australian Prime Minister to get married while in office.
Albanesi married his partner Jodi at the Prime Minister's official
residence in Canberra in a small ceremony with close friends
and family. A big thank you to Milan in Slovakia
(07:47):
and Padrerizia in Italy for becoming our newest supporters, and
another big thank you to Mariush in Poland who has
renewed his support after first becoming a sub four years
ago before we even had any benefits of becoming a supporter. Today,
the benefits are access to the transcripts every day, vocabulary
(08:10):
lists every day and weekly worksheets, and a world news quiz.
You can become a supporter at senseven dot org. Tomorrow
you will be with Niall Moore have a great day.
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