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Disarming Syria

Reality Check: Disposing of Syria's chemical weapons, surviving Hiroshima, EU-Ukraine, wealth and democracy

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Chemicals have been found, now the problem is disposal

Independent chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons expert, John Eldridge, discusses the problems of disposing of Syria's chemical weapons.

Akiko Mikamo

Akiko Mikamo now works in the USA as a psychologist

Surviving Hiroshima

Dr Akiko Mikamo talks about her family's miraculous survival of the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima and their journey in coming to terms with the devastation, described in her book "Rising from the Ashes".

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Kiev has been swarming with pro- and anti-EU protests.

EU - Ukraine

Ukraine says it will not enter into a trade agreement with the EU - but Ukrainians want the door left open. Chris Cummins has been in Brussels finding out how the EU intends to draw closer to Kiev.

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Bill Gates is the world's richest man with a fortune of over 72 billion dollars.

The growing wealth gap

As more and more wealth is concentrated in the hands of fewer and fewer people, Michael Hartmann of the University of Darmstadt, discusses why wealth inequality threatens democracy.

FM4 Reality Check

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