World News in 7 minutes. Friday 17th December 2021.Transcript at: send7.org/transcripts English Learning for Curious Minds podcast: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/Please help to support the podcast by giving what you would spend on a cup of coffee just once a month at send7.org/supportToday: UK Omicron boom. Denmark Kosovo prisons. Japan import record. Turkey minimum wage rise. Australia play disaster. India marriage changes. Ethiopia abuses. Nigeria police salary. Chile election. Colombia police abuse. Haiti freed Christians. And Freedom soup.Send your opinion or experience by email to podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at send7.org for us to broadcast. Please help to support the podcast by giving what you would spend on a cup of coffee just once a month at send7.org/supportWith Stephen Devincenzi and Khadija Tahir.SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, this podcast is for you. Transcripts are totally free and can be found at send7.org/transcripts. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it. For more information visit send7.org/contact