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Ukraine at the turning point?

Reality Check: Ukraine, Obama meets Dalai Lama, Sochi draws to a close, Ethiopia land grabbing, Hecate Strait

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Central Kiev on Friday morning - is this the turning point?

Imminent deal in Ukraine?

Has yesterday's unprecedented violence shocked the authorities and protesters into a deal? Frantic through the night talks between the government and opposition, mediated by three EU ministers, brought a deal - but when the time came, it wasn't signed.

Cathrin Kahlweit reports from Kiev on the latest events and what might happen next.

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Dalai Lama wants autonomy, not independence, for Tibet

Obama meets Dalai Lama

US President Obama sits down with the Dalai Lama today for a meeting China is saying will damage China-US relations.

Tibet's Foreign Minister, Dicki Chhoyang, outlines the autonomy Tibet is seeking.

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Women's ice hockey was one of the big winners of Sochi

Sochi 2014 draws to a close

Controversy, politics, warm weather and a record bill for staging the event. Sochi has seen its share of ups and downs - and tomorrow it all comes to an end.

Charles Maynes reports from Sochi on the penultimate day of the winter Olympics.

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The arid Omo Valley in Ethiopia

Ethiopia land grabbing

Leslie Lefkow, deputy Africa director at Human Rights Watch, explains why government development is endangering the people of the Lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia.

BC ferries

Beautiful, but deceptive - the Hecate Strait can be a wild crossing

Hecate Strait

Ahead of tomorrow's Reality Check Saturday Special on Haida Gwaii, Johnny Bliss takes the dramatic ferry crossing over the Hecate Strait.

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