Of its soldiers. The soap opera that was pulled off the air in thailand. Was it too violent or just to political . Morning and 2000 prisoners are to be released by the Syrian Government in exchange for 48 iranian hostages. The iranian men were kidnapped in august by rebel forces, and they delivered an ultimatum october saying they would kill the hostages if syrian prisoners were not released. The swap was brokered by a turkish charity. For more lets bring in hashem, joining us near the border with syria. What do we know on the swap deal . The main charity, the humanitarian based assistance that broker the deal, they said the prisoner swap is under way. 48 iranians were released on the outskirts of the capital and 2100 syrians are to be released in different areas. Damascus, homs, hana so it is going to take a few hours during the day before the whole process is completed. What is happening is the following. Measures from a aid agency along with it officials from the ministry of the int
It is liz30am. You up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The coronavirus pandemic has given humanity and almighty shock stop here we are in our technologically advanced, interconnected societies, now living in lockdown, fearful for our health and the future of our economies. So what better time than now to talk to my guest today, the bestselling israeli author and historian, yuval noah harari. What are the lessons we can learn from the impacts of coronavirus . Yuval noah harari, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you for inviting me. You are known around the world for taking the grand Historical Perspective of us, homo sapiens, and you have described with wonderful detail how our extraordinary cognitive abilities have led to a mastery on our environment. But this seems to be a moment when we are learning that our mastery of the environment is extremely fragile. Do you see it that way . Yeah, it is very fragile, though i have
Now on bbc news, its time for our talk. Now on bbc news, its time for our talk. Hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The coronavirus pandemic has given humanity an almighty shock. Here we are in our technologically advanced, interconnected societies, now living in lockdown, fearful for our health and the future of our economies. So what better time than now to talk to my guest today, the bestselling israeli author and historian Yuval Noah Harari . What are the lessons we can learn from the impacts of coronavirus . Yuval noah harari, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you for inviting me. You are known around the world for taking the grand Historical Perspective of us, homo sapiens, and you have described with wonderful detail how our extraordinary cognitive abilities have led to a mastery on oui environment. But this seems to be a moment when we are learning that our mastery of the environment is extremely fragile. Do you see it that way . Yeah, it is very fragile, thou
It is about 4 30am in the morning and youre up to date on the headline. Now on bbc news hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The coronavirus pandemic has given humanity an almighty shock. Here we are in our technologically advanced, interconnected societies, now living in lockdown, fearful for our health and the future of our economies. So what better time than now to talk to my guest today, the bestselling israeli author and historian Yuval Noah Harari . What are the lessons we can learn from the impacts of coronavirus . Yuval noah harari, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you for inviting me. You are known around the world for taking the grand Historical Perspective of us, homo sapiens, and you have described with wonderful detail how our extraordinary cognitive abilities have led to a mastery on our environment. But this seems to be a moment when we are learning that our mastery of the environment is extremely fragile. Do you see it that way . Yeah, it is very fragi
Are back tomorrow. Now on bbc news hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The coronavirus pandemic has given humanity an almighty shock. Here we are in our technologically advanced, interconnected societies, now living in lockdown, fearful for our health and the future of our economies. So what better time than now to talk to my guest today, the bestselling israeli author and historian Yuval Noah Harari . What are the lessons we can learn from the impacts of coronavirus . Yuval noah harari, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you for inviting me. You are known around the world for taking the grand Historical Perspective of us, homo sapiens, and you have described with wonderful detail how our extraordinary cognitive abilities have led to a mastery on our environment. But this seems to be a moment when we are learning that our mastery of the environment is extremely fragile. Do you see it that way . Yeah, it is very fragile, though i have to say that we are still in a much