# Wednesday 13th May 2026. Kenya pharmaceuticals. South Africa Ramaphosa won't resign. Nor Starmer. Latvia drones. China Trump. Japan no ink.

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Podcast: [Simple English News Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simple-english-news-daily-119979)
Published: 2026-05-12T22:23:51+00:00
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 13th May 2026. Today : Kenya pharmaceuticals. South Africa Ramaphosa won't resign. Nor Starmer. Latvia drones. Netherlands hantavirus. China Trump visit. Philippines Sara Duterte impeached. Japan no ink, US Epstein memorial. Bolivia protests. Germany Albrecht Weinberg. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week. We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/support With Stephen Devincenzi Contact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7 Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify. We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us! We do not consent to the podcast being used to train AI. Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling 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, join Stephen Devincenzi, Juliet Martin and Ben Mallett every morning. Transcripts, vocabulary lists, worksheets and our weekly world news quiz are available for our amazing supporters at send7.org . Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated daily news in a simple way. It is also highly…

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