World News in 7 minutes. Thursday 30th November 2023
Today: US Chauvin stabbed but stable. Nepal first same-sex marriage. Finland closes Russian border. Bolivia Mercosur membership. Thailand nightclub boost. Burkina Faso Islamist violence. Tunisia Moussi hunger strike. Niger migrants may pass. UK sustainable aviation fuel. And walking faster to beat diabetes.
With Ben Mallett
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Today: US Chauvin stabbed but stable. Nepal first same-sex marriage. Finland closes Russian border. Bolivia Mercosur membership. Thailand nightclub boost. Burkina Faso Islamist violence. Tunisia Moussi hunger strike. Niger migrants may pass. UK sustainable aviation fuel. And walking faster to beat diabetes.
With Ben Mallett
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(00:00):
Good morning. This is send sevenworld news in seven minutes. I'm Ben
Mallet. Today is Thursday, thethirtieth of November twenty twenty three. Starting
in the Americas. In the UnitedStates, the police officer convicted of murdering
(00:26):
George Floyd has survived being stabbed inprison. Derek Chauvin is currently serving a
prison sentence of twenty two and ahalf years for the killing of George Floyd
in twenty twenty The death led toBlack Lives Matter protests across the United States
(00:46):
and Europe. Chauvin is said tobe in a stable condition after life saving
measures by prison staff at Tucson Prison. Bolivia has been accepted into a trade
alliance in South America, the MercosurTrade Bloc as Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
(01:07):
and Brazil as its members. Bolivia'smembership had been pending for eight years and
had been held up by concerns overthe strength of their democracy. Senators in
Brazil welcomed Bolivia to Mercosur on Tuesday, saying that this would open new markets
(01:29):
for Brazilian mining companies. Asia.Nepal saw its first same sex marriage yesterday.
The couple had been in a relationshipfor nine years before receiving their official
marriage certificate. Five months ago,Nepal's Supreme Court passed an order allowing same
(01:53):
sex couples to register for marriage certificates. Former lawyer and founder of the Blue
Diamond Society for Gay Rights, SunuBabu Punt, described the marriage as historic.
Taiwan is the only other Asian countrywhere same sex marriage is legal.
(02:14):
Thailand's government has passed a law allowingnightclubs and bars to stay open longer.
This is in an attempt to increasetourism to the country, which has not
yet recovered since the COVID pandemic cutInternational travel. Clubs and other entertainment venues
(02:35):
such as karaoke bars, will nowbe allowed to stay open until four AM.
Africa, in Bikina Faso, Islamistmilitants have killed forty civilians, according
to the UN Human Rights Office.The militant group responsible are linked to Al
(02:59):
Qaeda and attacked houses in the townof Jubo as well as military bases.
Three shelters for people displaced by militantIslamist raids were also set on fire.
Islamist attacks have displaced around six millionpeople in West Africa since twenty twelve.
(03:23):
In Tunisia, a leading opponent ofPresident Case Sayed has gone on hunger strike
in prison. Albert Mussi was arrestedby police last month during a country wide
crackdown on more than twenty political opponents. Mussy's lawyers say that her hunger strike
(03:43):
will last sixteen days, protesting herarrest and violence against women in Tunisia.
President Sayed has described those detained asterrorists, traitors and criminals. In the
new junta government has revoked a lawwhich helped to reduce migration into Europe.
(04:09):
The law was originally passed in twentyfifteen and made it illegal to transport migrants
through Nejer. The new government repealedthe law on Saturday. The law had
been successful at lowering the number ofmigrants traveling through Nejer. In return,
(04:30):
the European Union launched a five billioneuro Trust Fund for Africa aimed at increasing
employment across Africa to limit migration.The EU has yet to respond to the
law being repealed Europe. In theUK, the first passenger plane to cross
(04:53):
the Atlantic Ocean using one hundred percentsustainable fuel landed successful in New York.
Sustainable Aviation fuel or SAF, ismade mainly from used cooking oil and waste
animal fat. SAF currently makes upless than zero point one percent of all
(05:16):
jet fuel worldwide, costing three tofive times more than regular dreadful. The
journey by aviation company Virgin Atlantic onlyhad a handful of passengers, including Virgin
founder Sir Richard Branson. Branson saidthat you've got to start somewhere. Going
(05:36):
to take a while before we canget enough fuel where every everybody's going to
be able to fly. But you'vegot to start somewhere. And if we
you know, if we didn't proveit could be done, you know that
you would never ever get sustainable aviationfuel. Finland has closed its border with
(05:57):
Russia for two weeks. This closureis a response to a large number of
asylum seekers crossing the border in whatthe Finnish government has called a hybrid attack
led by the Russian government. Polandhas offered to send military advisors to support
Finland, who is an ally inNATO. The Russian government has said that
(06:23):
any concentration of troops along the borderwould be seen as a threat, and
a new study says that walking fasterwill reduce your chances of developing type two
diabetes. The study was published inthe British Journal of Sports Medicine and found
that walking at six kilometers per hourreduced the diabetes risk by thirty nine per
(06:48):
cent. The study looked at overfive hundred thousand patients from across the UK,
Japan and the US. That's yourworld news in seven minutes. If
you enjoy this podcast, please leavea review or a rating in your podcast
app. I'm Ben Mallett. Tomorrowyou will beat with Stephen Devon Chenzie.
(07:11):
Have a great day.
Good morning. This is send sevenworld news in seven minutes. I'm Ben
Mallet. Today is Thursday, thethirtieth of November twenty twenty three. Starting
in the Americas. In the UnitedStates, the police officer convicted of murdering
(00:26):
George Floyd has survived being stabbed inprison. Derek Chauvin is currently serving a
prison sentence of twenty two and ahalf years for the killing of George Floyd
in twenty twenty The death led toBlack Lives Matter protests across the United States
(00:46):
and Europe. Chauvin is said tobe in a stable condition after life saving
measures by prison staff at Tucson Prison. Bolivia has been accepted into a trade
alliance in South America, the MercosurTrade Bloc as Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
(01:07):
and Brazil as its members. Bolivia'smembership had been pending for eight years and
had been held up by concerns overthe strength of their democracy. Senators in
Brazil welcomed Bolivia to Mercosur on Tuesday, saying that this would open new markets
(01:29):
for Brazilian mining companies. Asia.Nepal saw its first same sex marriage yesterday.
The couple had been in a relationshipfor nine years before receiving their official
marriage certificate. Five months ago,Nepal's Supreme Court passed an order allowing same
(01:53):
sex couples to register for marriage certificates. Former lawyer and founder of the Blue
Diamond Society for Gay Rights, SunuBabu Punt, described the marriage as historic.
Taiwan is the only other Asian countrywhere same sex marriage is legal.
(02:14):
Thailand's government has passed a law allowingnightclubs and bars to stay open longer.
This is in an attempt to increasetourism to the country, which has not
yet recovered since the COVID pandemic cutInternational travel. Clubs and other entertainment venues
(02:35):
such as karaoke bars, will nowbe allowed to stay open until four AM.
Africa, in Bikina Faso, Islamistmilitants have killed forty civilians, according
to the UN Human Rights Office.The militant group responsible are linked to Al
(02:59):
Qaeda and attacked houses in the townof Jubo as well as military bases.
Three shelters for people displaced by militantIslamist raids were also set on fire.
Islamist attacks have displaced around six millionpeople in West Africa since twenty twelve.
(03:23):
In Tunisia, a leading opponent ofPresident Case Sayed has gone on hunger strike
in prison. Albert Mussi was arrestedby police last month during a country wide
crackdown on more than twenty political opponents. Mussy's lawyers say that her hunger strike
(03:43):
will last sixteen days, protesting herarrest and violence against women in Tunisia.
President Sayed has described those detained asterrorists, traitors and criminals. In the
new junta government has revoked a lawwhich helped to reduce migration into Europe.
(04:09):
The law was originally passed in twentyfifteen and made it illegal to transport migrants
through Nejer. The new government repealedthe law on Saturday. The law had
been successful at lowering the number ofmigrants traveling through Nejer. In return,
(04:30):
the European Union launched a five billioneuro Trust Fund for Africa aimed at increasing
employment across Africa to limit migration.The EU has yet to respond to the
law being repealed Europe. In theUK, the first passenger plane to cross
(04:53):
the Atlantic Ocean using one hundred percentsustainable fuel landed successful in New York.
Sustainable Aviation fuel or SAF, ismade mainly from used cooking oil and waste
animal fat. SAF currently makes upless than zero point one percent of all
(05:16):
jet fuel worldwide, costing three tofive times more than regular dreadful. The
journey by aviation company Virgin Atlantic onlyhad a handful of passengers, including Virgin
founder Sir Richard Branson. Branson saidthat you've got to start somewhere. Going
(05:36):
to take a while before we canget enough fuel where every everybody's going to
be able to fly. But you'vegot to start somewhere. And if we
you know, if we didn't proveit could be done, you know that
you would never ever get sustainable aviationfuel. Finland has closed its border with
(05:57):
Russia for two weeks. This closureis a response to a large number of
asylum seekers crossing the border in whatthe Finnish government has called a hybrid attack
led by the Russian government. Polandhas offered to send military advisors to support
Finland, who is an ally inNATO. The Russian government has said that
(06:23):
any concentration of troops along the borderwould be seen as a threat, and
a new study says that walking fasterwill reduce your chances of developing type two
diabetes. The study was published inthe British Journal of Sports Medicine and found
that walking at six kilometers per hourreduced the diabetes risk by thirty nine per
(06:48):
cent. The study looked at overfive hundred thousand patients from across the UK,
Japan and the US. That's yourworld news in seven minutes. If
you enjoy this podcast, please leavea review or a rating in your podcast
app. I'm Ben Mallett. Tomorrowyou will beat with Stephen Devon Chenzie.
(07:11):
Have a great day.
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