Plain language news from November 8 2023 at 725 pm

Plain language news from November 8, 2023 at 7:25 pm TVthek

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G7 foreign ministers have called for a pause in fighting in the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip is between Israel and Egypt. The G7 countries are 7 countries with a particularly large number of factories. For Foreign Ministers, stopping the fighting is important for the delivery of aid and the release of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas Islamic terrorists. US President Joe Biden is demanding a three-day pause in fighting from Israeli government leader Benjamin Netanyahu to free some kidnapped Israelis.

The European Commission today recommends EU accession negotiations with Ukraine. The EU Commission decides on laws for EU member states. The European Commission calls, among other things, for a stronger fight against corruption. Corruption occurs when a person bribes another person with money to obtain benefits. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promises to introduce new laws. For Zelenskyy, EU membership is very important due to the large amount of monetary aid.

According to Samantha Burgess, the EU’s deputy meteorological service, the year 2023 will almost certainly be the hottest year in 125,000 years. One of the reasons is the high greenhouse gases coming from car or factory exhaust. It was also very hot in the eastern Pacific due to the “El Niño” sea current.