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Two Canadians in prisoner swap released on bail for health reasons, China says
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were detained in December 2019.
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Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were detained in December 2019.
Among those swapped were 24 Ukrainian sailors, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and Russian journalist Kyrylo Vyshynsky.
They were exchanged for a number of Boko Haram fighters held by authorities in Nigeria.
The soldier is set for release after over five years in captivity since his capture by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid.
In a prisoner swap, Israel has published the names of 477 Palestinian prisoners who will be released in exhange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit’s freedom.