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BBC OS: Aleppo Ceasefire Breaks Down

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14/12/2016 GMT

Aleppo Ceasefire Breaks Down

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Aleppo Ceasefire Breaks Down

Despite the declaration of a ceasefire, fighting in Aleppo continues.

Airstrikes have resumed on the remaining rebel-held area in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Zouhair, an Aleppo resident speaks to Nuala as shelling continues close to his house.

Also today: Life is on hold in The Gambia as people wait to see whether President Jammeh will accept defeat to opposition. 

Is 'man flu' real? New research suggests that gender-based infections may exist.

And #AmirKhan, the British boxing world champion, trends in Pakistan because of a social media spat between his wife and his family.

(Photo: A rebel-held neighbourhood in Eastern Aleppo. Credit: Karam Al-Masrikaram Al-Masri/AFP/Getty Images)

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