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World Service,15 Mar 2016,49 mins

Putin Orders Troop Withdrawal from Syria

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President Putin of Russia says he has ordered his military to start withdrawing most of its forces from Syria. Tehran's foreign minister is in Australia - at least 80 companies are lining up to do business in post-sanctions Iran. Myanmar's politicians prepare to elect the country's first civilian president in 50 years. Plus, we analyse the slump in the global wine market. And hear which cities are the most expensive for office rents. Fergus Nicoll is joined by guests Alexis Goldstein in Washington DC, a contributor to the Bull Market blog at medium.com and David Kuo of the Motley Fool, in Singapore. (Photo: Russian military planes. Credit: AP)

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