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BBC OS: 2022/12/09 16:06 GMT: Brittney Griner returns home

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2022/12/09 16:06 GMT

2022/12/09 16:06 GMT: Brittney Griner returns home

Brittney Griner returns home

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The basketball star lands in US after prisoner swap with Russia

One of the best-known sportswomen in America - basketball star Brittney Griner - has landed back in her home state of Texas after spending nine months in a Russian prison. Griner was jailed for carrying cannabis oil at a Moscow airport in February, but on Thursday was freed in a prisoner exchange with the notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout. We speak to a colleague and friend of the WNBA star.

Portugal's parliament has voted to legalise medically assisted suicide in certain limited circumstances. We hear from our reporter covering the story, and get reaction from people in the country.

According to the UN, gangs dominating nearly 60% of Haiti's capital are tearing society apart, as almost 20,000 people in Port-au-Prince face "catastrophic famine-like conditions". We explain what it is happening, and speak to a local journalist.

(Photo: Brittney Griner's plane lands in Texas. Credit: SUZANNE CORDEIRO/ GETTY)

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