A crescent of flames looms over Los Angeles as wildfires burn. Firefighters manage to bring under control the blaze that had been threatening Hollywood. Also: the dangerous journey across the Darien Gap jungle.
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You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We are recording this at 14 hours GMT on Thursday the 9th of January. The fires around Los Angeles are visible from space as they continue to burn, but firefighters have managed to control the blaze threatening Hollywood.
The Ukrainian president says a new chapter in the war with Russia will open when Donald Trump returns to the White House. And what happens when Swedish women earn more than their husbands? Also in the podcast, crossing the Darien Gap jungle.
The Darien is a completely horrible experience. There are dead people everywhere. Women who have been separated from their children too. It is horrible.
Multiple wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, with at least three completely uncontained. The two largest, Eton and Palisades, now cover more than 110 square kilometres. Five people have died and more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed, including the homes of celebrities like Billy Crystal, James Woods and Paris Hilton.
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