Tuesday 5th October 2021. ESOL World News. Today: US social media outage. Floyd statue defaced. Ethiopia PM sworn in.

World News in 7 minutes. Tuesday 5th September 2021.

Transcript at: send7.org/transcripts

Today: US social media outage. Floyd statue defaced. Ethiopia PM sworn in. Nigeria doctor strikes. Pakistan wealth investigation. India Covid compensation. UK Russia donations. French baker accusations. Star Trek star space trip.

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With Namitha Ragunath.

SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells news in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories in the world in slow, clear English. This easy English news podcast is perfect for English learners, people with English as a second language, and people who want to hear a fast news update from around the world. Learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. For more information visit send7.org/contact