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Salva Kiir "Will Sign" South Sudan Peace Deal
South Sudan peace deal, Chinese share prices, Greece struggles with refugee numbers
A spokesman for President Salva Kiir has told the BBC the South Sudanese leader will sign a peace deal today, as the UN has demanded.
There's been more volatility on Chinese stock markets, a day after the central bank cut interest rates to stimulate lending, in an effort to boost share prices there.
Chinese share prices have remained volatile, despite an interest rate cut designed to boost the stock market.
Lesbos -- one the several Greek Islands close to Turkey where thousands of people landed over the last few weeks, most of them Syrians fleeing the war -- says it's struggling to cope with the flow of people.
(Photo: Salva Kiir. Credit: AP)
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