Monday 28th September 2026. DRC Ebola spread. Mali mine agreement. South Africa shootings. Thailand floods. India, Nepal landslides...
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Monday 28th September 2026. DRC Ebola spread. Mali mine agreement. South Africa shootings. Thailand floods. India, Nepal landslides...

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 27, 20267 min

World news in 7 minutes. Monday 28th September 2026. Today: DRC Ebola spread. Mali mine agreement. South Africa shootings. Thailand floods. India, Nepal landslides. South Korea landmine investigation. Bangladesh vaccination campaign. Switzerland neutrality vote. United Kingdom airbase arrests. Canada helicopter crash. China Cuba comments. Iran Strait proposal. China panda diplomacy. With Juliet Martin Become a SEND7 supporter! Ad-free listeningBonus quiz episode every FridayDaily transcripts (written by us, not AI!)Vocabulary listsWednesday worksheetsAsk questions in Ask Me Anything episodes10% of our profit goes to Effective Altruism charities.You can become a ...

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Monday 28th September 2026.

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to two more health zones, according to the World Health Organization. This means 63 zones

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Hotel Matz S-Por sound enem man goin' hotel. Me lau let goin' koton asi. Compacte esta studio statila van hu an estar. Yo sa oma que tio parve que yo yo pasona. Olí sittentu e mat kala piriamal komen ukselatay minilomala. Me lau let goin' kotona hotel in parveloila. Hotel Matz S-Por mat ingulass. Ayar tomas di túilikas. Aina nú ku aikainen.

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Good morning, this is Send 7 World News in 7 minutes. I'm Juliette Martin and today is Monday 28th September 2026. in Africa today. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the ongoing Ebola outbreak has spread to two more health zones, according to the World Health Organization. This means 63 zones

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are now affected across seven provinces. 7,890 confirmed cases and 3,799 deaths have been recorded in the current outbreak. In Mali, Barak Mining has signed an agreement with gold mine workers, leading to strike action being called off. Mine unions had submitted 15 demands to the company on topics including

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