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Today: Argentina Milei President. Brazil Swift death. Israel Hamas deal? Liberia Weah concedes. South Korea dog ban. Kenya floods. Spain protests. France Napoleon has an expensive hat.
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With Stephen Devincenzi.
Today: Argentina Milei President. Brazil Swift death. Israel Hamas deal? Liberia Weah concedes. South Korea dog ban. Kenya floods. Spain protests. France Napoleon has an expensive hat.
If you enjoy the podcast please help to support us at send7.org/support
Supporters can read the transcripts at send7.org/transcripts
Supporters can try our weekly news quiz at send7.org/quiz
Contact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7
Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells 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 can be found at send7.org/transcripts. 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, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to 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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(00:00):
Hi. Before today's news, Iwant to tell you about another great podcast.
It is called Thinking in English andit helps you to think in English.
Episodes are about twenty minutes long andcover topics related to current affairs,
science, politics, economics, philosophyand language learning. Recent episodes include one
(00:25):
on the political organization Bricks, whyFrance banned Islamic clothes in schools, and
which countries are the best at speakingEnglish and why. Every episode comes with
a free transcript and vocabulary list,and it's released every Monday, so there's
a new episode coming out today.If you are listening on Spotify, then
(00:47):
you can find Thinking in English onsevens more like this tab, and everyone
else can search in their podcast appfor Thinking in English. Good morning.
This is send seven World News inseven minutes. I'm Stephen Devinchenzi. Today
is Monday, the twentieth of Novembertwenty twenty three, starting in the Americas.
(01:15):
Today, in Argentina, libertarian candidateJavier Milay has won the presidential election.
Milay is often described as far rightand compared to former Brazilian President JayR.
Bolsonaro or US President Donald Trump.However, he describes himself as liberal
(01:38):
or libertarian As a candidate for president, Milay said that he would abolish the
Central Bank of Argentina and dollarize theeconomy by removing the Argentine peso, which
has one of the highest inflation ratesin the world. Milay has also suggested
that he would make a referendum onabortion, which was legalized in Argentina in
(02:02):
twenty twenty, and has suggested hemay make it easier for people to own
guns. Peranist candidate Sergio Massa admitteddefeat last night after gaining less than forty
five percent of votes compared to overfifty five percent for Milay. Milay won
(02:23):
more votes than Massa in almost allof Argentina's provinces. In Brazil, the
United States singer Taylor Swift postponed aconcert in Rio de Janeiro from Saturday to
today after a fan died on Fridaynight during extreme heat. Local media has
(02:43):
said that people were not allowed tobring water into the venue despite the very
high temperatures. Justice Minister Flaviordino saidthat emergency rules were being made to make
water available at all shows. Asia, Israel and Hamas may be close to
(03:05):
arranging a deal that would involve releasingmany hostages. US, Israeli and Katari
officials made these suggestions yesterday, mentioningthat a humanitarian pause in fighting may be
a part of the deal. Ateam from the World Health Organization entered the
(03:25):
Al Shifa Hospital yesterday and evacuated thirtyone premature babies, which are expected to
be moved to Egypt soon. TheIsraeli Army has published footage of what it
says are Hamas tunnels underneath the AlShifa Hospital in North Gaza, including around
(03:46):
the hospital. Heavy fighting is continuingbetween the Israeli Army and Hamas militants and
other groups. Airstrikes on the Jabaliarefugee camp in central Gaza City killed over
eighty people on Saturday, according tothe Garzen Health Ministry. The Health ministry
says that Israeli bombs have killed overthirteen thousand people since October seventh, when
(04:12):
Hamas crossed into Israel and killed overone thy two hundred people, mostly civilians,
in Romalah in Palestine's West Bank.European Union Foreign policy chief jose Borel
said that one horror does not justifyanother horror, and later said that only
a two state solution can solve thelong term problem of Israel. Palestine horror
(04:40):
doesn't justify another horror, and thebest friends of Israel are the ones who
asked them not to be driven byrage. The two state solution is the
only valuable path to face Yemen's who. The rebels that control most of West
Ya and are allied to Iran andHamas have said that they captured an Israeli
(05:05):
cargo ship in the Red Sea.However, Israel has said that the ship
is not Israeli but British, andits crew are from various countries. In
South Korea, a government official hassaid that eating dog will be banned by
a new law that would be introducedthis year. South Korea has a long
(05:28):
history of eating dog meat, butit is much less common today than in
the past, and one poll showedthat sixty four percent of people are against
eating dog China and Vietnam are thebiggest consumers of dog meat in the world
Africa. In Liberia, President GeorgeWeir has admitted defeat in the presidential election
(05:55):
with almost all votes counted. Oppositionleader Joseph Borka had one just over fifty
percent of votes, and Weir hadwon just under fifty percent. This will
be Liberia's second democratic transfer of power, which is relatively rare in West Africa,
where there have been eight military coupsin the last three years. In
(06:20):
Kenya, at least forty six peoplehave been killed in recent floods, according
to the charity Save the Children,and hundreds of thousands have been forced to
leave their homes. The second largestcity, Mombasa, which is on the
Indian Ocean. Much of the cityis flooded and train transport has been stopped
(06:41):
between Mombasa and Nairobi, Europe.In Spain, one hundred and seventy thousand
people joined a protest in Madrid thisweekend against the amnesty deal that the Socialist
Party of Prime Minister Pirous Sanchez hasagreed with Catalan separatists. On Friday,
(07:04):
a vote in parliament confirmed that Sanchezwould continue as prime minister after a broad
coalition was formed that gives the governmenta majority of only four seats. In
order for Catalan separatist party Juntz tojoin this coalition, a deal was made
(07:24):
that stops criminal charges against Catalan leadersthat organized a referendum and declared independence of
Catalonia in twenty seventeen. Which isconsidered illegal by Spain and was not recognized
by any country. And in France, a hat worn by Napoleon Bonaparte has
(07:46):
sold for over one point nine millioneuros. There are twenty black Bikorn beaver
hats that Napoleon is known to haveworn that still exist today, and this
is the most that one has eversold for. The price may have been
inflated due to recent interest in Napoleonas A film starring Juaquin Phoenix as the
(08:11):
French Emperor will be released later thismonth. A big thank you to Erve
in France, Bogosvav in Poland,and Joaquin in Chile for becoming our newest
supporters. If you enjoy this podcast, you can help to keep us going
by becoming a supporter at send sevendot org. Our supporters also get access
(08:35):
to the transcripts of every episode,handwritten by us, and a weekly news
quiz, and we give ten percentof profit to highly effective charities. Go
to send seven dot org for moreinformation. Have a great day, see
you tomorrow.
Hi. Before today's news, Iwant to tell you about another great podcast.
It is called Thinking in English andit helps you to think in English.
Episodes are about twenty minutes long andcover topics related to current affairs,
science, politics, economics, philosophyand language learning. Recent episodes include one
(00:25):
on the political organization Bricks, whyFrance banned Islamic clothes in schools, and
which countries are the best at speakingEnglish and why. Every episode comes with
a free transcript and vocabulary list,and it's released every Monday, so there's
a new episode coming out today.If you are listening on Spotify, then
(00:47):
you can find Thinking in English onsevens more like this tab, and everyone
else can search in their podcast appfor Thinking in English. Good morning.
This is send seven World News inseven minutes. I'm Stephen Devinchenzi. Today
is Monday, the twentieth of Novembertwenty twenty three, starting in the Americas.
(01:15):
Today, in Argentina, libertarian candidateJavier Milay has won the presidential election.
Milay is often described as far rightand compared to former Brazilian President JayR.
Bolsonaro or US President Donald Trump.However, he describes himself as liberal
(01:38):
or libertarian As a candidate for president, Milay said that he would abolish the
Central Bank of Argentina and dollarize theeconomy by removing the Argentine peso, which
has one of the highest inflation ratesin the world. Milay has also suggested
that he would make a referendum onabortion, which was legalized in Argentina in
(02:02):
twenty twenty, and has suggested hemay make it easier for people to own
guns. Peranist candidate Sergio Massa admitteddefeat last night after gaining less than forty
five percent of votes compared to overfifty five percent for Milay. Milay won
(02:23):
more votes than Massa in almost allof Argentina's provinces. In Brazil, the
United States singer Taylor Swift postponed aconcert in Rio de Janeiro from Saturday to
today after a fan died on Fridaynight during extreme heat. Local media has
(02:43):
said that people were not allowed tobring water into the venue despite the very
high temperatures. Justice Minister Flaviordino saidthat emergency rules were being made to make
water available at all shows. Asia, Israel and Hamas may be close to
(03:05):
arranging a deal that would involve releasingmany hostages. US, Israeli and Katari
officials made these suggestions yesterday, mentioningthat a humanitarian pause in fighting may be
a part of the deal. Ateam from the World Health Organization entered the
(03:25):
Al Shifa Hospital yesterday and evacuated thirtyone premature babies, which are expected to
be moved to Egypt soon. TheIsraeli Army has published footage of what it
says are Hamas tunnels underneath the AlShifa Hospital in North Gaza, including around
(03:46):
the hospital. Heavy fighting is continuingbetween the Israeli Army and Hamas militants and
other groups. Airstrikes on the Jabaliarefugee camp in central Gaza City killed over
eighty people on Saturday, according tothe Garzen Health Ministry. The Health ministry
says that Israeli bombs have killed overthirteen thousand people since October seventh, when
(04:12):
Hamas crossed into Israel and killed overone thy two hundred people, mostly civilians,
in Romalah in Palestine's West Bank.European Union Foreign policy chief jose Borel
said that one horror does not justifyanother horror, and later said that only
a two state solution can solve thelong term problem of Israel. Palestine horror
(04:40):
doesn't justify another horror, and thebest friends of Israel are the ones who
asked them not to be driven byrage. The two state solution is the
only valuable path to face Yemen's who. The rebels that control most of West
Ya and are allied to Iran andHamas have said that they captured an Israeli
(05:05):
cargo ship in the Red Sea.However, Israel has said that the ship
is not Israeli but British, andits crew are from various countries. In
South Korea, a government official hassaid that eating dog will be banned by
a new law that would be introducedthis year. South Korea has a long
(05:28):
history of eating dog meat, butit is much less common today than in
the past, and one poll showedthat sixty four percent of people are against
eating dog China and Vietnam are thebiggest consumers of dog meat in the world
Africa. In Liberia, President GeorgeWeir has admitted defeat in the presidential election
(05:55):
with almost all votes counted. Oppositionleader Joseph Borka had one just over fifty
percent of votes, and Weir hadwon just under fifty percent. This will
be Liberia's second democratic transfer of power, which is relatively rare in West Africa,
where there have been eight military coupsin the last three years. In
(06:20):
Kenya, at least forty six peoplehave been killed in recent floods, according
to the charity Save the Children,and hundreds of thousands have been forced to
leave their homes. The second largestcity, Mombasa, which is on the
Indian Ocean. Much of the cityis flooded and train transport has been stopped
(06:41):
between Mombasa and Nairobi, Europe.In Spain, one hundred and seventy thousand
people joined a protest in Madrid thisweekend against the amnesty deal that the Socialist
Party of Prime Minister Pirous Sanchez hasagreed with Catalan separatists. On Friday,
(07:04):
a vote in parliament confirmed that Sanchezwould continue as prime minister after a broad
coalition was formed that gives the governmenta majority of only four seats. In
order for Catalan separatist party Juntz tojoin this coalition, a deal was made
(07:24):
that stops criminal charges against Catalan leadersthat organized a referendum and declared independence of
Catalonia in twenty seventeen. Which isconsidered illegal by Spain and was not recognized
by any country. And in France, a hat worn by Napoleon Bonaparte has
(07:46):
sold for over one point nine millioneuros. There are twenty black Bikorn beaver
hats that Napoleon is known to haveworn that still exist today, and this
is the most that one has eversold for. The price may have been
inflated due to recent interest in Napoleonas A film starring Juaquin Phoenix as the
(08:11):
French Emperor will be released later thismonth. A big thank you to Erve
in France, Bogosvav in Poland,and Joaquin in Chile for becoming our newest
supporters. If you enjoy this podcast, you can help to keep us going
by becoming a supporter at send sevendot org. Our supporters also get access
(08:35):
to the transcripts of every episode,handwritten by us, and a weekly news
quiz, and we give ten percentof profit to highly effective charities. Go
to send seven dot org for moreinformation. Have a great day, see
you tomorrow.
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