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Yemen War: Ceasefire for Key Port City

News and issues making the headlines each day.

Warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a ceasefire for the port city of Hudaydah, a principal lifeline for two-thirds of the country.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he hoped this would be the starting point to bring nearly four years of civil war to a close.

Also in the programme: We learn more about how pollutants are affecting women's breast milk; and more on why adverts which play up to gender stereotypes will no longer air in the UK.

(Photo: Houthi and Yemeni delegates, Credit:AFP)

53 minutes

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  • Fri 14 Dec 2018 10:06GMT

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