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Sanaa (Yemen), Feb 19 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Yahya Arhab) The small Yemeni village of Bani al Qallam experienced better years before war broke out in 2014 causing the greatest humanitarian catastrophe on the planet, according to the UN. Its 2,500 residents, on the brink of starvation, are forced to eat vine leaves to survive.FOOTAGE OF A FAMILY GETTING AND COOKING GHULAF LEAVES IN BANI AL QALLAM.FOOTAGE OF A RATIONS DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN BANI AL QALLAM.SOUNDBITES IN ENGLISH OF FATIK AL-RUDANIN (FROM MONA RELIEF); IN ARAB OF NASSER AHMAD AL-QALLAM (60-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT); HUSSEIN AHMAD AL-QALLAM (45-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT); AND OF SADDAM AL-SUWAIDI (NURSE). Translations in order of appearance:Nasser Ahmad al-Qallam, 60:- “Only God knows that we have got nothing but our day livelihood; (we eat) only in the mornings and evenings."- "We were better off with the livestock and then the livestock starved to death, and now the situation is difficult. No organization has reached us with food support."Hussein Ahmad al-Qallam, 45: - “Since our salaries were cut off, we have not been able to buy neither corn nor wheat [PAUSE] We have turned to this plant to eat its leaves."Saddam Al-Suwaidi, nurse:-“People's economic conditions are difficult, and this is reflected in the family’s health.............."- “We asked the organizations and the health bureau to provide us with soy nutrition for the women, but so far we have not received anything."- “Most of the children, 70 per cent, need supplementary food to treat the moderate acute malnutrition they suffer from."
Britain's chief negotiator David Frost arrives at UK mission to the EU as negotiators hold "technical talks" in Brussels on Saturday with no sign of them breaking an impasse over post-Brexit fishing rights as a European Parliament deadline looms large. IMAGES
Hong Kong (CNN) As United States President-elect Joe Biden faces an ugly, potentially contested transition, foreign policy may be the last thing on his mind. But in capitals around the world, foreign leaders are already clamoring for his attention, hoping to reset relationships and restore norms that shifted under President Donald Trump. Nowhere will there be greater opportunity for a shift than in the US-China relationship, which has deteriorated to historic lows during Trump's term in office. Over the past four years, both sides have slapped the other with trade tariffs, restricted access for tech companies, journalists and diplomats, shuttered consulates, and squared off militarily in the South China Sea.
British cabinet ministers arrive at Downing Street. Prime Minister Theresa May faces her divided ministers as negotiators scrambled to secure a divorce agreement with the European Union and anxiety mounts over the risk of a no-deal Brexit. IMAGES of arrivals
French and British fishing boats clashed in the English Channel, pelting stones and ramming each other's boats in the latest "scallop war" skirmish.
Prime Minister Theresa May is poised to win Britain's snap election but lose her parliamentary majority, a shock exit poll suggested Thursday, in what would be a major blow for her leadership as Brexit talks loom. IMAGES
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