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World Service,20 Feb 2014,55 mins

Tentative Truce in Kiev

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Vitaly Klitschko, Ukrainian opposition leader, speaks to us from Kiev about the truce agreed with President Viktor Yanukovych. And, Facebook buys WhatsApp for $16 billion plus stock. BBC US Technology correspondent, Richard Taylor, tells us of his surprise when Facebook's director of communications called with the news. Ferrari is named 'World's Most Powerful Brand'. Surprised? Brand Finance CEO, David Haigh, explains why the prancing horse has cult status. In Washington, Dr Robert Shapiro, former under-secretary of state for commerce in the Clinton administration, discusses quantitative easing and US interest rates. In Beijing, Time magazine's Emily Rauhala reports on China's future. And, at the border between South and North Korea, the BBC's Lucy Williamson witnesses the emotional reunions of families divided for six decades. Plus sustainable hats and eco-friendly frocks on the catwalks of London.

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