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How Do You End a War that Just Won't Stop?

Reality Check: President Obama's IS plan, Turkey and IS, a partial-verdict in the Pistorious case, and the plastic bags ban in Rwanda.

Obama's Dilemma
US President Barack Obama delivered an American prime time television address from the White House yesterday.

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He vowed to target the Islamic State with air strikes 'wherever they exist' and pledged to lead a broad coalition to fight IS and work with 'partner forces' on the ground in Syria and Iraq.
Americans polled are all for it, mainly because the beheadings of two American journalists at the hands of the terror group 'Islamic State' have united opinions in the quest for justice for the two journalists.
The American people may be united but what about politicians? Can Obama get the support of Congress so he doesn't just do the talk but walk the walk? FM4's Washington correspondent Pricilla Huff give us her insights...

Turkey and the 'Islamic State'
Turkey could play a key role in overpowering the terror group which has come to be known as The Islamic State. The big question is, does Turkey want to? Dorian Jones had this take:

Don't Call It a Comeback
Good news on the environment front! The Ozone is starting to heal!

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A woman take a selfie during a visit to Victoria Peak as a pollution haze covers Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, China

Don't put away your sunscreen yet though - Professor John Pyle from the University of Cambridge and the UK's National Centre for Atmospheric Science explains...

BREAKING NEWS PARTIAL VERDICT IN THE PISTORIUS TRIAL

The reading of the verdict was expected to take place tomorrow but the judge deciding on the fate of 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius, started to read the verdict during our broadcast today. Joanna Bostock rang up our reporter in Pretoria, South Africa, Alex Eliseev, and he gave us as much information as could be gathered as the verdict, still, continues to be read...

Rwandan Plastic Bag Ban

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Plastic bottles and bags litter a verge of a canal leading to a lagoon in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

The West African nation of Ivory Coast confirmed it will ban the production, use and commercialization of plastic bags following a similar ban imposed by Rwanda, Mali, Mauritania and Somalia. West Africa struggles with an excessive amount of plastic pollution due to poor systems of dealing with refuse removal and recycling. Plastic bags in particular are singled out as causing huge environmental problems. The bags block drainage systems causing flooding and spread of disease.
Emilie Clavel gave us her personal experience when it comes to the plastic bag ban which has been in place since 2008 in Rwanda...