Wednesday 7th October 2026. Kenya Ebola. Ethiopia PM. Brazil endorsements. France protests. Russia plague. Black Sea ships hit...
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Wednesday 7th October 2026. Kenya Ebola. Ethiopia PM. Brazil endorsements. France protests. Russia plague. Black Sea ships hit...

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 6, 20268 min
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Become a SEND7 supporter at send7.supercast.com World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 7th October 2026. Today: Kenya Ebola. Ethiopia PM. Nigeria crash. Brazil endorsements. Argentina no oil. US Pike alive. Russia plague. Malaysia to Myanmar. Black Sea ships hit. France protests. And neutrinos. With Stephen Devincenzi 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 ...

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Hi, this is Stephen. Just a quick message about the Friday newsletter. There was a little bug that was stopping some people from being able to sign up for the newsletter or receive the newsletter. I think that this problem is fixed now. So if you had a problem receiving the newsletter before, please try again to subscribe at send7.org newsletter. And if

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you ever have any problems with not receiving the newsletter, then send me an email. Thanks. Good morning. This is Send7 World News in 7 minutes. I'm Stephen Devin-Chenze. Today is Wednesday 7th October, 2026. Starting in Africa today, Kenya has reported its first case of Ebola after a man died after arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the DRC, over 8,600 cases of

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Ebola have now been confirmed and over 4,000 deaths, although the true numbers are expected to be much higher than this. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a second term yesterday after winning elections earlier this year. Earlier this week, government forces regained control of

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