New threat to global oil supplies
7/21/202631 min
Houthis in Yemen are seeking to broaden the impact of the US-Iran war with a blockade of Red Sea ports. The Tehran-backed group warned it would impose an "embargo" on the top oil exporter Saudi Arabia, after the two sides traded fire for the first time in years. Disruption to maritime traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb could further compound the turmoil caused by the confrontation between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
Also: Donald Trump announces 50% tariffs on Canadian goods. Italy's struggle with childhood obesity. How 3D-printed batteries could change the ability to store renewable energy from solar and wind. What will the UK's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham's foreign policy look like? The social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate appear in court in the US in connection with new British rape and sex-trafficking-related charges. And how fitness trackers can alert women that they are pregnant before they know it themselves.
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[jingle] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. This edition is published in the early hours of Tuesday the 21st of July. Iran's allies in Yemen, the Houthis, threaten to impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, further disrupting oil supplies. President Trump announces a new 50% tariff on Canada in retaliation for what he called unequal treatment of US products. And scientists in Northern Ireland hail a 3D-printed battery as a game changer for energy storage. Also in this podcast, Italy's growing problem with childhood obesity.
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I can't even sign him up for the gym because he's so obese. They don't want to take on the responsibility. He weighs too much.
Oliver Conway· Host1:28
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Ashita Nagesh1:28
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