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BBC OS: Ceasefire in Aleppo?

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Ceasefire in Aleppo?

12/02/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Ceasefire in Aleppo?

The United States & Russia will agree on cessation of hostilities within a week in Syria

The United States & Russia, among other powers will agree on cessation of hostilities within a week in Syria.  But is there an end in sight to Russian airstrikes?

The United States and Russia, among other powers will agree on cessation of hostilities within a week in Syria and will deliver humanitarian aid, but is there an end in sight to Russian airstrikes? We'll get an update from the BBC's Russian service. Also: Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet in Cuba today.  How much do Cubans care about this historic moment?

Photo: A man and a child fleeing the city of Aleppo near the Turkish border
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