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Simple English News Daily... in 7 minutes.World news for English learners, teachers, and people with English as a second language.Transcript- Transcript may contain errors and does not include external audio - Political crisis in Brazil. The President’s son is being investigated by police for involvement in a fake news organization. Carlos Bolsonaro, son of Jair Bolsonaro, is accused of being part of an organization aiming to defame Brazilian authorities and judges. Sergio Moro, the minister for justice, resigned on Friday, accusing President Bolsonaro of disturbing a police investigation. The president has been condemned inside and outside of Brazil, for not taking the coronavirus seriously.At least 300 Venezuelan migrants are stuck at the border with Colombia. They are trying to return to Venezuela, but the borders are closed. Over 5 million Venezuelans have left the country since 2015, because of economic instability, around 15% of the population.And in the United States, the governor of New York has spoken about life after COVID19. Andrew Cuomo said that New York should not just reopen, but should reimagine life….------------Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back to work, after recovering from the coronavirus. He was released from hospital 2 weeks ago. Yesterday the UK had its lowest death rate in weeks, with 413 deaths from COVID 19.Spain has reported its lowest death toll in over a month, with 288 yesterday. From Sunday children have been permitted to leave the house. Children under 14 had been inside for 6 weeks. Italy has also reported its lowest death rate in a month. 7 weeks after starting its lockdown, some restrictions are now being lifted. ------------How is lockdown affecting you? Tell us by sending your whatsapp message to +44 7307 872 842, with your name and location.---------Asia. In Yemen, separatists have declared independence in the South of the country. The Southern Transitional Council, based in Aden, says that it will govern the southern provinces of the country. Yemen has been devastated by civil war since 2015, and the UN has declared Yemen to have the world’s worst humanitarian disaster.In India, prime minister Narendra Modi has said that the battle against Covid 19 is a people driven war. Modi asked India’s muslim minority to pray harder than ever during Ramadan. India saw its biggest jump in new cases yesterday, with 1975 confirmed. Pakistan’s government has recommended to its people not to go to mosque this Ramadan. The Chinese city of Wuhan says that all of its Coronavirus patients have now left hospital. Wuhan is where COVID19 is believed to have originated. China has not reported a COVID 19 death for 11 days. ----------------Cuba has sent 200 doctors to South Africa to help fight the pandemic. In total Cuba has sent 1’200 health workers to 22 countries. cuba has the world’s highest ratio of doctors to population, and Cuba has a history of sending its doctors to help the medical systems of developing countries.South Africa has the highest number of coronavirus cases in Africa, followed by Egypt, Algeria and Morocco. The number of coronavirus cases in Africa is still lower than in most of the world. ----------------In Australia, the government has released an app to track coronavirus. The app uses bluetooth technology, to recognize other phones that it comes close to, and stores this data in case one person becomes infected. Health minister Greg Hunt informed Australia of the App yesterday… So far, one million Australians have downloaded the app.