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Syrian Government Troops Advance
The latest from Eastern Ghouta in Syria - we hear from the UN in Damascus
The latest from the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave where Syrian government troops are advancing. Also: polls close in Italian elections; and the Nigerian man who earned himself a place in the record books by reading aloud for five days.
(Photo: Bashar Assad speaks to media in Damascus on March 4th, 2018. Credit: EPA/SANA HANDOUT)
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