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The US and Russia Strike Deal on Syria
Washington and Moscow agree plan to end violence in Syria and begin transition; tensions over Syrian refugees in Sweden; the Chinese who pay for English names for their children.
The Americans and Russians have agreed a plan aimed at ending violence in Syria and beginning a political transition; for the second time in twelve months; despite the warm welcome, there are tensions in Sweden over Syrian refugees; the British student who's made more than 70,000 dollars from helping Chinese parents choose English names for their babies.
(Picture: US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, following their meeting in Geneva. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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