Yemen war: Major prison swap raises hopes

Global News Podcast

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🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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About 900 prisoners will be exchanged over the next three days. A Saudi delegation has left the capital Sanaa after talks with Houthi rebels, but said more negotiations would be needed to reach an agreement to end the eight-year civil war. Also: Police in Kenya are trying to track down and save members of a cult starving themselves to death, and a Spanish woman has emerged from a cave after 500 days living in complete isolation from other humans.

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0:00.0	This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:04.3	I'm Celia Hatten, and at 13 hours GMT on Friday the 14th of April, these are our main
0:11.3	stories.
0:12.5	A major operation is underway in Yemen to swap hundreds of prisoners.
0:17.1	Could this be a step towards lasting peace after eight years of war?
0:21.9	Police in Kenya are trying to track down and save members of a cult whose fellow believers
0:27.2	have been found starving themselves to death.
0:30.2	Russian oil exports hit at three year high despite Western sanctions over the invasion of
0:35.3	Ukraine.
0:38.8	Also in this podcast, a warning that what you paint on your fingernails could affect
0:43.4	your long-term health.
0:45.6	I started breaking out in rashes not just around my nails and cuticles but my entire body.
0:52.4	It wasn't just itchy, it was physically painful.
0:59.0	Let's start with a look at what's going on in Yemen.
1:02.0	The UN says it's home to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
1:07.0	The people of Yemen are eight years into a war by proxy that's being carried out between
1:12.0	Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi-Irabian-backed forces.
1:16.8	It's pushed millions there to the brink of famine.
1:20.0	David Grassley is the United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator in Yemen.
1:25.3	He describes the situation inside the country.
1:27.8	The situation is still very grim on the ground.
1:30.7	After eight years of war, we have 21 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
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