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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Monday 3rd August 2020. World News in slow English. Afghanistan attacks. India COVID. Phillipine gasoline. Australia locks down Melbourne. T

World News in 7 minutes. Monday 3rd August 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: Afghanistan attacks. India COVID. Phillipine gasoline. Australia locks down Melbourne. Trump vs. TikTok. Brazil vs. facebook. Latin America hotspot. Herd immunity. Cameroon attacks. Ethiopia dam good.Tell us the news in your area - send a message on speakpipe.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

2 Aug 20207min

Friday 31st July 2020. World News in easy English. Today: Trump suggests delay. Clinton, Bush & Obama speak at Lewis funeral. Mexico recessi

World News in 7 minutes. Friday 31st July 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: Trump suggests delay. Clinton, Bush & Obama speak at Lewis funeral. Mexico recession. Brazil COVID records. Germany recession. Belarus blaming Russia. Afghanistan bomb. Hong Kong election interventions. Cote d'Ivoire new PM. And Senegal's Balla Sidibe...Tell us the news in your area - send a message on speakpipe.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

30 Juli 20207min

Thursday 30th July 2020. World News in intermediate English. Today: Tech companies face congress. Trump vs Fauci on hydroxychloroquine. Arge

World News in 7 minutes. Thursday 30th July 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: Tech companies face congress. Trump vs Fauci on hydroxychloroquine. Argentina soy COVID. Zimbabwe to pay white farmers. Kenyan trafficker arrested. France migrants moved. Belarus arrests Russians. Turkey social media law. Pakistan blasphemy murder. And Thai tigers...Tell us the news in your area - send a message on speakpipe.Please leave a review on apple podcasts or on podchaser in English or your native language.With Stephen Devincenzi and 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

29 Juli 20207min

Wednesday 29th July 2020. World News. Politics, Current Affairs and business English. Trump Jr. Twitter ban. Chile relaxing. Peru one in fou

World News in 7 minutes. Wednesday 29th July 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: Trump Jr. Twitter ban. Chile relaxing. Peru one in four? Ecuador finds Chinese boats. Europe second wave. Bangladesh, India, Nepal floods. Australia fires report. Mali crisis continues. South Africa IMF loan. And Gisele Halami...Tell us the news in your area - send a message on speakpipe.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

28 Juli 20207min

Tuesday 28th July 2020. World News in English for ESL. Today: Mali crisis. Tanzania election. UK and US vaccine developments. Johnson wants

World News in 7 minutes. Tuesday 28th July 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcriptsToday: Mali crisis. Tanzania election. UK and US vaccine developments. Johnson wants to lose weight. Ukraine ceasefire. Us Russia space security. Chile training dogs. Malaysia refugees alive. India Modi to visit controversial temple. And Bachchans...Tell us the news in your area - send a message on speakpipe.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

27 Juli 20207min

Monday 27th July 2020. World News in easy English. US protests. Latin America pandemic. Spain insists its OK. Portugal fires. Africa malari

World News in 7 minutes. Monday 27th July 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: US protests. Latin America pandemic. Spain insists its OK. Portugal fires. Africa malaria. Morocco lockdowns. Sudan soldiers to Darfur. India COVID and floods. North Korea "emergency". And Olivia de Havilland...Tell us the news in your area - send a message on speakpipe.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

26 Juli 20207min

Sunday 26th July 2020. World News in slow English. Today: Protests in Russia, Israel, Thailand, USA, and Poland. Attacks in Sudan. Fauci on

World News in 7 minutes. Sunday 26th July 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: Protests in Russia, Israel, Thailand, USA, and Poland. Attacks in Sudan. Fauci on a vaccine. Trump on Police. Brazil postpones carnival. Spain spike. Tunisia new PM. And Fleetwood Mac...Tell us the news in your area - send a message on speakpipe.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

25 Juli 20207min

Saturday 25th July 2020. World News in intermediate English. World COVID records. US-China tensions. Nicaraguans stuck in Costa Rica. Vietna

World News in 7 minutes. Saturday 25th July 2020.Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: World COVID records. US-China tensions. Nicaraguans stuck in Costa Rica. Vietnam bans wild animals. Erdogan recites in Hagia Sophia. Russia weapons in Libya. Senegal testing for tourism. And Boris Johnson on anti-vax...Tell us the news in your area - send a message on speakpipe.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

24 Juli 20207min

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