Tuesday 13th October 2026. France fridge attacks. Britain Brexit Russia. Ethiopia gold refinery. Libya hashish. Indonesia forest fires...
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Tuesday 13th October 2026. France fridge attacks. Britain Brexit Russia. Ethiopia gold refinery. Libya hashish. Indonesia forest fires...

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 12, 20267 min
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 13th October 2026. Today: France fridge attacks. Britain Brexit Russia. Ethiopia gold refinery. Libya hashish. Indonesia forest fires. China Taiwan sanctions. Mexico hurricane damage. Chile mining accident. Panama earthquake. United States Ukraine criticism. Asia AI productivity. 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 supporter at send7.supercast.com F...

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Good morning. This is Send7 World News in 7 minutes. I'm Juliette Martin and today is Tuesday 13th October 2026. 🎵 Starting in Europe today.

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In France, hackers attacked fridges in supermarkets on Sunday night. They forced the temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius, causing fires and food losses at hundreds of supermarkets across France. Supermarket CEO Dominique Scheltzer said targeting equipment essential to the the preservation of fresh products and to the food supply of the French people is of

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extreme gravity and is unprecedented. Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said that Russia interfered in the Brexit vote in 2016. The Foreign Ministry has said that Russia did not influence the result, meaning the decision to leave is still legitimate.

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