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Syria allows aid to besieged areas - UN

Lines of people queue in Muadhamiya, Syria, for aid

The Syrian government has approved aid for seven besieged areas, the UN says, with convoys preparing to depart "as soon as possible".

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Ukraine's parliament rejects a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, moments after voting the cabinet's work unsatisfactory.

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The Reporters

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Is Cameron seeking an EU reform too far?

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How rapper Kendrick Lamar won the Grammys

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Student revolt

Protests and politics inside volatile university campus

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Sanctuary from social angst

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Size is everything

How North Korea makes a fortune selling giant statues

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A sub of my own

Why personal submarines are the latest must-have accessory

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Explainers

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  • 15 February 2016
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