Tuesday 8th September 2026. Singapore minister salaries. North Korea Freedom Edge. Bangladesh dengue. Denmark Greenland EU support...
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Tuesday 8th September 2026. Singapore minister salaries. North Korea Freedom Edge. Bangladesh dengue. Denmark Greenland EU support...

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 7, 20267 min
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Sign up for the free email newsletter at send7.org/newsletter World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 8th September 2026. Today: Singapore minister salaries. North Korea Freedom Edge. Bangladesh dengue. Denmark Greenland EU support. Germany explosives. Russia German consulate. Kenya Burundi traders. Congo US copper. Brazil Independence Day. United States New Mexico. Venice Film Festival. 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% o...

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The Good morning, this is Send7 World News in 7 minutes. I'm Juliette Martin and today is Tuesday 8th September 2026. Starting in Asia today. In Singapore, ministerial salaries are due to be discussed in Parliament

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today. Singapore's political leaders have the highest salaries of any country. The The Prime Minister earns $2.2 million per year. North Korea's new defence minister Kim Sung-gi has said that joint military drills by South Korea, Japan and the United States are a provocation.

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The annual Freedom Edge exercise began yesterday in international waters. In Bangladesh, 42,590 people have been hospitalised with dengue fever this year, according to the health ministry. One hundred and seventeen people have died.

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