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Today: Moldova elections. Russia missiles. Poland Taiwan. Namibia fire. Madagascar protests. US peace plan. US EA Games. Suriname conservation. Vietnam Typhoon. New Zealand bird.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. This is send seven world news in seven minutes.
I'm nile more. Today is Tuesday, thirtieth of September twenty
twenty five. Today we're starting in Europe. Moldover's parliamentary elections
(00:25):
have been won by the Pro European Union Party of
Action and Solidarity or PAS. PAS received just over fifty
percent of the votes. The Pro Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc
won only twenty four percent of votes, despite allegations of
(00:48):
Russian interference in the elections. After the election results were announced,
European leaders, including Ursula vonder Lyon, the president of the
Europeans Commission, and Donald Tusk, the Polish Prime Minister, sent
messages congratulating PAS. Moldovan President Maya Sandhu called the results
(01:12):
a victory over Russia.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
I do believe that Russia has not achieved its objectives.
It has spent a lot of money in the selections,
but the results show that that they failed. And what
Russia is doing today in Moldova is not only about Modova,
it's against the U in Russia.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Several areas were hit by Ukrainian missiles over the weekend.
On Sunday, Ukrainian rockets hit a power station in the
Belgorod region, according to Reuter's News agency. And on Monday,
Ukrainian missiles struck a high tech weapons factory in the
(01:59):
town of Karachev in the Bryansk region, which is one
hundred and fifteen kilometers from the border with Ukraine in Poland.
The Foreign Minister of Taiwan, lyn Chia Lung, has called
on European countries to stand with Taiwan against China. Lin
(02:21):
suggested that Europe and Taiwan work together economically and militarily
because both Europe and Taiwan face threats from authoritarian neighbours.
In his address to the Warsaw Security Forum, Lin said,
quote Today, authoritarian regimes, namely China, Russia, Iran and North
(02:48):
Korea have formed an axis of upheaval to challenge the
rules based international order. It is high time for Yu
Europe to stand with Taiwan. Taiwan is ready to work
with Europe. Is Europe ready to work with Taiwan? End quote? Africa,
(03:14):
Namibia is using its army to fight a major fire
in a national park. The Environment ministry has said that
the fire probably started at a small charcoal factory outside
the park a week ago. But has continued to spread
to about a third of the Yetosha National Park. Prime
(03:39):
Minister Tichunga Ungurare said that helicopters and five hundred soldiers
were helping firefighters, police and local volunteers. In Madagascar, protesters
have returned to the streets of the capital city and Tananarivo.
(04:00):
The protests began last Thursday, led by young Madagascons who
are angry with the government for cutting water and power
for up to twelve hours at a time. The government
and police have tried to prevent the protests, even announcing
a nighttime curfew in the capital city, but on Monday,
(04:25):
the protesters returned, calling for the President Andrew Rajalina and
Prime Minister Christian and Say to resign. The protests seemed
to be inspired by the recent wave of gen Z
protests around the world in countries such as Kenya, Peru,
(04:46):
and Nepal, where earlier in September, young protesters overthrew the
government Americas. In the United States, the Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin nettin Yahoo met with U S President Donald Trump
(05:07):
to discuss a peace plan for Gaza. President Trump says
that the plan has been accepted by both Israel and
the leaders of Arab states in the Middle East. Hamas
has not yet accepted the peace plan. The first step
of the plan would be for Hamas to release the
(05:28):
last Israeli hostages in Gaza, twenty hostages who are still
alive and the bodies of more than thirty who have died.
If Hamas does this, Israel has promised to immediately stop
fighting and begin withdrawing from the Gaza Strip. The plan
(05:48):
sets out a future for Gaza which would be governed
in the short term by what President Trump called a
quote Board of Peace, led by Trump himself. Also in
the United States, the video game company Electronic Arts, which
(06:09):
makes popular games like The Sims and Battlefield, has been
sold for fifty five billion dollars. Electronic Arts, known as EA,
was sold to a group of investors including Saudi Arabia's
Public Investment Fund and Affinity Partners, an investment company set
(06:30):
up by Jared Kushner, the son in law of U.
S President Donald Trump. In Surinam, the government has promised
to permanently protect ninety percent of its rainforests. Conservationists say
it is one of the most ambitious commitments to climate
(06:52):
and biodiversity ever made by an Amazonian nation. Surinam already
has the war the world's highest share of land covered
by forest, and is one of only three countries in
the world that absorbs more carbon dioxide than it produces.
(07:14):
Asia and Oceania. In Vietnam, Typhoon Bualoi has killed at
least twelve people and left dozens missing or injured. The
typhoon hit central Vietnam on Sunday night, washing away bridges
and damaging homes. Rescuers are still looking for seventeen fishermen
(07:39):
who are missing after their boats were hit by huge waves.
Bualoi has already killed more than twenty people in the
Philippines and came just days after super Typhoon Ragasa struck
the region. In New Zealand, the Bird of the Year
competition has been won by the Carea, the indigenous Maori
(08:04):
name for the New Zealand falcon, which flies at two
hundred kilometers per hour and hunts lizards, mammals and other birds.
New Zealand doesn't have any native land mammals, but does
have many species of rare birds, eighty percent of which
(08:25):
are in danger of becoming extinct. The bird of the
year competition is taken very seriously in New Zealand. Each
of the seventy three birds competing for this year's prize
had its own campaign manager. That's your world news in
seven minutes. If you enjoy this podcast, please tell your
(08:48):
friends to find simple English news daily in their podcast app.
I'm Nil Moore. Tomorrow you'll be with Stephen Devonchenzi. Have
a great day.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Boom Boom,
Good morning. This is send seven world news in seven minutes.
I'm nile more. Today is Tuesday, thirtieth of September twenty
twenty five. Today we're starting in Europe. Moldover's parliamentary elections
(00:25):
have been won by the Pro European Union Party of
Action and Solidarity or PAS. PAS received just over fifty
percent of the votes. The Pro Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc
won only twenty four percent of votes, despite allegations of
(00:48):
Russian interference in the elections. After the election results were announced,
European leaders, including Ursula vonder Lyon, the president of the
Europeans Commission, and Donald Tusk, the Polish Prime Minister, sent
messages congratulating PAS. Moldovan President Maya Sandhu called the results
(01:12):
a victory over Russia.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
I do believe that Russia has not achieved its objectives.
It has spent a lot of money in the selections,
but the results show that that they failed. And what
Russia is doing today in Moldova is not only about Modova,
it's against the U in Russia.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Several areas were hit by Ukrainian missiles over the weekend.
On Sunday, Ukrainian rockets hit a power station in the
Belgorod region, according to Reuter's News agency. And on Monday,
Ukrainian missiles struck a high tech weapons factory in the
(01:59):
town of Karachev in the Bryansk region, which is one
hundred and fifteen kilometers from the border with Ukraine in Poland.
The Foreign Minister of Taiwan, lyn Chia Lung, has called
on European countries to stand with Taiwan against China. Lin
(02:21):
suggested that Europe and Taiwan work together economically and militarily
because both Europe and Taiwan face threats from authoritarian neighbours.
In his address to the Warsaw Security Forum, Lin said,
quote Today, authoritarian regimes, namely China, Russia, Iran and North
(02:48):
Korea have formed an axis of upheaval to challenge the
rules based international order. It is high time for Yu
Europe to stand with Taiwan. Taiwan is ready to work
with Europe. Is Europe ready to work with Taiwan? End quote? Africa,
(03:14):
Namibia is using its army to fight a major fire
in a national park. The Environment ministry has said that
the fire probably started at a small charcoal factory outside
the park a week ago. But has continued to spread
to about a third of the Yetosha National Park. Prime
(03:39):
Minister Tichunga Ungurare said that helicopters and five hundred soldiers
were helping firefighters, police and local volunteers. In Madagascar, protesters
have returned to the streets of the capital city and Tananarivo.
(04:00):
The protests began last Thursday, led by young Madagascons who
are angry with the government for cutting water and power
for up to twelve hours at a time. The government
and police have tried to prevent the protests, even announcing
a nighttime curfew in the capital city, but on Monday,
(04:25):
the protesters returned, calling for the President Andrew Rajalina and
Prime Minister Christian and Say to resign. The protests seemed
to be inspired by the recent wave of gen Z
protests around the world in countries such as Kenya, Peru,
(04:46):
and Nepal, where earlier in September, young protesters overthrew the
government Americas. In the United States, the Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin nettin Yahoo met with U S President Donald Trump
(05:07):
to discuss a peace plan for Gaza. President Trump says
that the plan has been accepted by both Israel and
the leaders of Arab states in the Middle East. Hamas
has not yet accepted the peace plan. The first step
of the plan would be for Hamas to release the
(05:28):
last Israeli hostages in Gaza, twenty hostages who are still
alive and the bodies of more than thirty who have died.
If Hamas does this, Israel has promised to immediately stop
fighting and begin withdrawing from the Gaza Strip. The plan
(05:48):
sets out a future for Gaza which would be governed
in the short term by what President Trump called a
quote Board of Peace, led by Trump himself. Also in
the United States, the video game company Electronic Arts, which
(06:09):
makes popular games like The Sims and Battlefield, has been
sold for fifty five billion dollars. Electronic Arts, known as EA,
was sold to a group of investors including Saudi Arabia's
Public Investment Fund and Affinity Partners, an investment company set
(06:30):
up by Jared Kushner, the son in law of U.
S President Donald Trump. In Surinam, the government has promised
to permanently protect ninety percent of its rainforests. Conservationists say
it is one of the most ambitious commitments to climate
(06:52):
and biodiversity ever made by an Amazonian nation. Surinam already
has the war the world's highest share of land covered
by forest, and is one of only three countries in
the world that absorbs more carbon dioxide than it produces.
(07:14):
Asia and Oceania. In Vietnam, Typhoon Bualoi has killed at
least twelve people and left dozens missing or injured. The
typhoon hit central Vietnam on Sunday night, washing away bridges
and damaging homes. Rescuers are still looking for seventeen fishermen
(07:39):
who are missing after their boats were hit by huge waves.
Bualoi has already killed more than twenty people in the
Philippines and came just days after super Typhoon Ragasa struck
the region. In New Zealand, the Bird of the Year
competition has been won by the Carea, the indigenous Maori
(08:04):
name for the New Zealand falcon, which flies at two
hundred kilometers per hour and hunts lizards, mammals and other birds.
New Zealand doesn't have any native land mammals, but does
have many species of rare birds, eighty percent of which
(08:25):
are in danger of becoming extinct. The bird of the
year competition is taken very seriously in New Zealand. Each
of the seventy three birds competing for this year's prize
had its own campaign manager. That's your world news in
seven minutes. If you enjoy this podcast, please tell your
(08:48):
friends to find simple English news daily in their podcast app.
I'm Nil Moore. Tomorrow you'll be with Stephen Devonchenzi. Have
a great day.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Boom Boom,
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