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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 16 hours GMT on Wednesday the 18th of February. Progress at Ukraine peace talks but territorial claims by Russia remain an obstacle. Why the chikungunya virus could be spreading in Europe. And the first ever YouTube video page is saved for posterity. Also in the podcast... Lots of different skills.
You have to be a really good, competent downhill skier. You have to be really competent on the mountain terrain. You have to be incredibly fit to almost, you know, hill runner type fitness to get up the steep. The new Olympic sport of SkiMo makes its debut on Thursday. So what is it? The latest round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, which ended today, have been described as difficult.
But Ukraine and the US say progress has been made, particularly between military negotiators. Russia described the meetings in Geneva as businesslike, and the Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umarov had this update.
Security parameters and mechanisms for implementing possible decisions were discussed. A number of issues were clarified, while others remain under additional coordination. We are focused on working through the key provisions required to finalize the process. This is complex work that requires alignment among all parties and sufficient time.
There is progress, but no details can be disclosed at this stage.
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Chapter 2: What progress was made in the latest Russia-Ukraine peace talks?
Now, Aurelien Chouameni and Kylian Mbappe had corroborated Vinicius Junior's claims of what was supposedly said. Benfica said, look, they were nowhere near, so they couldn't... possibly comment if anything had been said. Vinicius Jr. put something out on social media saying racists are above all cowards. They need to put their shirts in their mouths. I've seen this all before.
Prestiani saying, I want to clarify that I did not direct racist insults to Vinny Jr. He must have misunderstood. And Jose Mourinho has said that Vinicius Junior incited the incident from the very start with those goal celebrations, something that he always does.
Chapter 3: Why is the chikungunya virus a growing concern in Europe?
Although he did say he listened to both players, what they had to say, and wasn't believing either of them. He was just staying out of it and was going to be independent on that regard. But a lot more fallout to come from this incident, I think, Oliver. Oli Foster there.
Investigators looking into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of the American television presenter Savannah Guthrie, say they believe she's being held somewhere close to her home in Arizona after being the victim of a targeted kidnapping. Nancy Guthrie, who is 84 years old, disappeared more than three weeks ago. David Willis sent us this report.
Officials announce new leads in the desperate search for Savannah Guthrie's mom.
Could a new piece of evidence be the break law enforcement needs?
In the Catalina foothills of northern Tucson, a massive search is underway for a missing grandmother. How big a case is this? Massive, OK? 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie hasn't been seen since the 1st of February. The mother of the popular morning TV presenter Savannah Guthrie, her disappearance was headline news even before a ransom demand was received for $6 million in bitcoins.
We don't see a lot of kidnappings, right? Especially this is like a new age kidnapping. Jimmy Williams runs a true crime YouTube channel and is one of the many vloggers and live streamers who've travelled here to chronicle every twist and turn in the investigation. Usually people want a million dollars in a bag dropped off somewhere and then they put it there and the police run up and grab them.
This is Today with Savannah Guthrie.
Good morning, everybody, and welcome to Today on a very special Monday morning. The reassuring face of morning television, Savannah Guthrie has found herself at the centre of a very public nightmare, vacillating from hope to dread in a manner familiar to many of her interviewees down the years. This time, though, instead of asking the questions, she's the one awaiting answers.
We want to hear from you. and we are ready to listen. Messages posted to social media have been the family's only means of making contact with the kidnappers as a ransom deadline came and went with no sign of their mother. Days later, however, detectives landed their biggest break in the case so far.
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