logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2020
6m 37s

Sunday 19th April 2020 World News

SEND7
About this episode
Easy English world news in 7 minutes.Global stories for English learners, teacher and people with English as a second language.Headlines include: Coronavirus in various countries. Trump's problems with Governor Cuomo. Misinformation on Social Media. Rohingya refugees. Hong Kong. 
Up next
Yesterday
Thursday 27th November 2025. Guinea-Bissau takeover. Kenya trade deal. Hong Kong building fire. New Zealand murder...
<b>World news in 7 minutes.</b> Tuesday 3rd September 2024.<br /><br />Today: Guinea-Bissau takeover. Kenya trade deal. Hong Kong building fire. New Zealand murder. Australia social media ban. United Kingdom tax rise. France Sarkozy conviction. European Commission Shein. Peru Viz ... Show More
7m 21s
Nov 25
Wednesday 26th November 2025. Nigeria rescue. Ethiopia volcano. Sudan truce? US Comey no case. Brazil Bolsonaro jail. France National Rally.
<b>World news in 7 minutes.</b> Wednesday 26th November 2025<br /><br />Today : Sudan truce? Nigeria rescues. Ethiopia volcano. US Comey no case. Brazil Bolsonaro jail. Afghanistan Pakistan strike. Thailand floods. Ukraine Russian strikes. France National Rally. Estonia ancient g ... Show More
8m 28s
Nov 24
Tuesday 25th November 2025. Switzerland Ukraine talks. Slovenia assisted dying. Cameroon opposition. South Africa Ukraine trick...
<b>World news in 7 minutes.</b> Tuesday 25th November 2025.<br /><br />Today: Switzerland Ukraine talks. Slovenia assisted dying. Cameroon opposition. South Africa Ukraine trick. US Venezuela terrorist. Jamaica Jimmy Cliff. South Korea Vigilantes. Pakistan suicide bombers. Japan ... Show More
8m 58s
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2024
Is democracy dying?
Why are younger voters around the world turning their back on democracy in favour of strongman leaders who are prepared to defy parliaments?In a year when more than two billion people in 50 countries will go to the polls – the biggest global election year in history – Amol and Ni ... Show More
47m 54s
Feb 2024
The protest vote against Biden
Michigan’s primary today will test President Biden’s viability with Muslim voters amid the war in Gaza. One Arab American leader says the community is abandoning Biden and looking for alternatives — Donald Trump might be one of them. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edi ... Show More
25m 37s
Feb 2024
Westminster’s Gaza disgrace – Politics Weekly UK
House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle made a dramatic apology today for his handling of a Gaza ceasefire vote that sent the commons into chaos. The Guardian’s John Harris spent the day in Westminster speaking to protestors, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, and the Guardian’ politi ... Show More
30m 52s
Feb 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
<p>Friday briefing: Moon landing; new Russia sanctions; South Carolina primary; Google Gemini AI images; solar flares; and more </p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven/2024/02/23/what-to-know-for-february-23/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral ... Show More
7m 11s
Feb 2024
Bonus: The Global Story
A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. Bengal famine: The WWii trajgedy the world forgot. The Global Story brings you one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, from the BBC, with Katya Adler. For more, ... Show More
26m 55s
Oct 15
Emily Gee, "Hostel, House and Chambers: Accommodating the Victorian and Edwardian Working Woman" (Liverpool UP, 2025)
Hostel, House and Chambers: Accommodating the Victorian and Edwardian Working Woman (Liverpool University Press, 2025) by Emily Gee is the first comprehensive study of the campaigns to house a new generation of working women, the specialised design of the buildings and the women ... Show More
49m 6s