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Floating the Costa Concordia

Reality Check: Raising the Costa Concordia, Bavaria election, Syria chemical weapons, Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Super Cycling Man.

One of the largest and most expensive salvage operations ever is taking place today, as engineers try to re-float the shipwrecked Costa Concordia.

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If all goes well, it will take around 12 hours to refloat the Concordia

Josephine McKenna reports from the Italian island of Giglio, where the cruise ship ran aground in January 2012.

A "victory" for Syria?

Syrian officials are calling the chemical weapons deal forged with Russia and the United States a "victory". In what sense may this be true, and what are the prospects for the future with the deal in place?

Apart from the politics, the refugee situation continues to deteriorate. Karim El Gawhary has been visiting Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

Bavaria elections

A week before the general election in Germany, the regional election in Bavaria has come up with some surprising results.

Will Hodson - "Super cycling man"

Will Hodson

Will Hodson talks to Chris Cummins about his extraordinary bike ride across Iran in aid of World Bicycle Relief, and the unexpected hospitality he received along the way.

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