Simple English News Daily29 Apr 2020

Thursday 30th April 2020. World News.

Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes.World news in easy, clear language, for English learners and people with English as a second language.Thursday 30th April 2020. Transcript- Note: The transcript may not be complete, because of a lack of space. Also, it may contain errors, and does not include external audio. -The IMF has predicted that the world’s economy will contract by 3% in 2020, the biggest drop since The Great Depression of the 1930s.US economy has fallen 4.8% in the first quarter of this year. However, during most of that quarter, life was relateively normal in the US. In the next quarter, from April to June, the US economy is expected to fall around 40%, the worst economic hit since World War 2. Over 20 million Americans have lost their jobs in the last 2 months.Germany is also expected to suffer its worst recession since world war 2, with the economy falling 6.6% in the first quarter of this year. in Sub-saharan Africa , the World Bank has predicted economic growth of -5%, the first recession in 25 years.The International Labour Organization say that 1.6 billion people who work in the informal economy are at risk. They say that the average informal worker could lose 60% of their normal salary…How has the pandemic affected you? Send your whatsapp audio message to +44 7307 872 842, with your name and locationAfrica In Senegal, the government is giving out emergency food aid. One million families will receive a supply sugar, oil, soap and 100kg of rice.In Sierra Leone there has been a prison riot in the capital Freetown. Inmates rioted after one case of coronavirus was confirmed in the prison. Similar stories, of prison riots because of coronavirus, have been reported in the last month in Peru, Colombia and Argentina.The high court of Kenya has ruled that the ban on the 2018 film Rafiki will continue. The Kenyan film was praised around the world, but is illegal inside Kenya, because of its coverage of homosexuality. Homosexuality is illegal in Kenya. In Libya at least one person has been killed after an attack on a medical facility. Reports suggest that the forces of Khalifa Haftar are behind the attack. There are 36000 confirmed cases of COVID19 in Africa, less than in most parts of the world, however testing rates are low. --The United Nations top envoy to Myanmar has stepped down. Yanghee Lee believes that Rohingya Muslims were deliberately targeted by the state. Speaking to AlJazeera yesterday, Lee said that the actions of the Burmese military had the ‘hallmarks of genecide’…In The Philippines 100’000 people have been arrested for ignoring lockdown rules this month. The Luzon area has been under quarantine since mid March, and president Rodrigo Duterte has told police to ‘shoot to kill’. Since being president, Duterte has been criticised by human rights groups for encouraging the extrajudicial killing of supposed drug dealers. In South Korea a fire has killed at least 36 people. The fire in a construction site is expected to have started with an explosion.-The global Airline industry has suffered greatly because of the coronavirus pandemic. In the UK Total flights are down 93%. British Airways has reported losses of $500 million and will make 10,000 people redundant. Norwegian airways will not fly at all for twelve months. Airbus, the aeroplane producing company reported a 49% drop in its profits this year. Boeing, the other major aeroplane manufacturer, has announced 16,000 job losses.--In Italy, it is reported that the mafia is taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. Orgnaized crime groups have been accused of controlling food and medical supplies. Reports suggest that Mafia groups often use disasters as opportunities to extend their power

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Tuesday 5th January 2021. World News. Today: Trump Georgia votes. Brazil vaccines. England lockdown. Scotland Lockdown. France vaccine speed

World News in 7 minutes. Tuesday 5th January 2021.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: Trump Georgia votes. Brazil vaccines. England lockdown. Scotland Lockdown. France vaccine speed. Poland vaccine investigation. South Korea birth rates. Iran seizes vessel. South Africa variant. Central African Republic investigation. Climate friendly rice.Please leave a review on apple podcasts or on podchaser in English or your native language.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

4 Jan 20217min

Monday 4th January 2021. World News for English as a Second Language ESL. Today: Happy New Year. India approves vaccines. Pakistan Hazara at

World News in 7 minutes. Monday 4th January 2021.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: Happy New Year. India approves vaccines. Pakistan Hazara attack. Japan olympics continue. Iraq protests. Europe vaccines begin. Niger attack. Mali French soldiers killed. US 350,000 dead. Argentina abortion legal. And a bit of coin...Please leave a review on apple podcasts or on podchaser in English or your native language.With Stephen Devincenzi.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

3 Jan 20217min

SEND7 will return on Monday 4th January 2021.

SEND7 podcast will return on Monday 4th January 2021. The Simple English News Daily podcast will continue to give you the most important stories in the world in 7 minutes of, clear, intermediate English. To receive an email reminder, go to send7.org/subscribe. I’m Stephen Devincenzi. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.Transcripts here: send7.org/transcriptsPlease leave a review on apple podcasts or on podchaser in English or your native language.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

24 Dec 202039s

Wednesday 23rd December 2020. World News. Today: UK still banned from world. EU vaccines. Navalny poisoning confession. Philippines Duterte

World News in 7 minutes. Wednesday 23rd December 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: UK still banned from world. EU vaccines. Navalny poisoning confession. Philippines Duterte against murder. Pakistani Canada murder. India for Oxford vaccine? CAR loses control. Ethiopia Sudan talks. US Fauci vaccinated. Argentina abortion. And the last SEND7 podcast in 2020.Please leave a review on apple podcasts or on podchaser in English or your native language.With Stephen Devincenzi and Khadija Tahir.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

23 Dec 20207min

Tuesday 22nd Decemebr 2020. World News. Today: UK banned from world. Qatar AlJazeera hacked. Gulf states close borders. Hong Kong activist a

World News in 7 minutes. Tuesday 22nd December 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: UK banned from world. Qatar AlJazeera hacked. Gulf states close borders. Hong Kong activist asylum. Kenya doctors strike. CAR coup. Mexico murders. US Biden and Santa vaccinated.Please leave a review on apple podcasts or on podchaser in English or your native language.With Stephen Devincenzi.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

21 Dec 20207min

Monday 21st December 2020. Daily Easy English lesson podcast. World News. Today: French PM isolates. UK tier 4. Afghanistan explosion. India

World News in 7 minutes. Monday 21st December 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: French PM isolates. UK tier 4. Afghanistan explosion. India PM Sikh Farmers. Ethiopia reward. Nigeria abductions. US Biden climate team. Chile President fined. Wildfire infection spread. Please leave a review on apple podcasts or on podchaser in English or your native language.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

20 Dec 20207min

Friday 18th December 2020. World News in slow English. Today: Nigeria children released. Libya Italians released. EU vaccines next week. Mac

World News in 7 minutes. Friday 18th December 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: Nigeria children released. Libya Italians released. EU vaccines next week. Macron positive. Gandalf vaccinated. Sweden King unhappy. Mexico wage rise. Canada marijuana business. India mystery illness. Lebanon singer sentenced. Marshall Islands ghost drug boat.Please leave a review on apple podcasts or on podchaser in English or your native language.With Stephen Devincenzi and Khadija Tahir.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

18 Dec 20207min

Thursday 17th December 2020. World News. Today: Wuhan investigations. Singapore migrant cases. Europe masks. UK smaller Christmas. Yemen loc

World News in 7 minutes. Thursday 17th December 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: Wuhan investigations. Singapore migrant cases. Europe masks. UK smaller Christmas. Yemen locusts. Nigeria schools close. Dr Fauci on US vaccine. Peru drug raid. Kangaroo research.Please leave a review on apple podcasts or on podchaser in English or your native language.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

16 Dec 20206min

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