What can we do for you . And now, bbc world news. Is syria heading for a ceasefire . The death toll at 30,000, the government says it is ready to stop the fighting for the holiday of eid. If the initiative succeeds, we hope to build on it and import and lasting and solid ceasefire. Welcome. Also coming up, recognizing generations of hurt for the Roma Community in germany, but will it help the roma of today . And a scandal that is testing the bbcs reputation for independence and trust. It is midday in london, 7 00 a. M. I washington, and in damascus, there is a flicker of hope that a ceasefire, albeit a temporary one, could be brought about by the end of this week. There is a sign of readiness from some programs to halt the offensive during the holiday of eid, which begins on friday. Following my recent visit to damascus, i would like to tell you that the Syrian Government has agreed to a ceasefire eid. G the i believe they will issue a statement to this act either today or tomorrow. Mo
Good to be with you. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, cnn newsroom starts right now. Just from the graphic it looks exciting. The rio olympics four days away. The excitement continues to build. But also the questions are building as well. There are concerns over the readiness of the infrastructure. Even Health Concerns for the athletes and spectators that threaten to spoil a smooth start. Thats not even counting what else is happening in the streets of rio. On sunday brazilians demonstrated against suspended president dilma rousseff. They want her out for good. Thats all adding to a flurry of existing issues that brazil is hoping to put its problems aside to host a successful olympics. Our Christina Mcfarland joins us live from leo. We see the beach of copa cabana behind you there as the countdown continues, four days to go, so many challenges for the coast nation. What is the mood there and whats being said about all these problems and challenges and whether these games wi
Facing a rubbish crisis and nobody is happy for people like francesco peer rohani the situation is a smelly and unsightly metaphor for the overall decline of his country and what he and others are asking is who is to blame. Rome the eternal city picture postcard pretty at least from a distance up close its a different story sticking piles of garbage are piled up in the shadow of st peters basilica. Its an ongoing crisis. Locals like Francesco Pierre oni are in despair the City Employee lives in the suburb of mantissa cold yet only and his neighbors do what they can to tackle the mounting piles of trash. But nobody empties the overflowing garbage containers. So where can they put their trash. I must see that theres still a bit of room in the paper bin but anything that doesnt fit ends up on the ground next to the container a few streets away the sidewalks look relatively tidy but its no thanks to the garbage collectors. We clean up here ourselves every morning if we didnt the garbage wo
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