03/06/2014 Newsround


03/06/2014

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Hi, I'm Leah with your Newsround update.

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Coming up, why England should watch out for Neymar in Brazil.

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And the bear caught chilling in a hammock.

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First this morning.

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People in Syria are voting in a presidential election today.

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It comes as the country is locked in a civil war, which has been going

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on for three years.

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President Assad's forces are fighting opposition groups who don't

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want him in power any more but he is widely expected to be

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voted in again.

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The BBC's Jeremy Bowen is in the Syrian capital of Damascus

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and has sent this report.

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This is the heart of the old city of Damascus, and wherever you look

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at the moment, there are images of President Bashar al-Assad.

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There are thousands, literally, and that is because of the election.

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There are a couple of ways of looking at this election.

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There is the view you get from the opposition, and from Western

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countries and critics of the regime.

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And that is that it is a sham, but it is a bad joke.

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The question asked is, how can you hope to have a fair election in a

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country that is having a Civil War?

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There is a defence against the arguments you hear in Damascus.

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And it is that this election is a beginning, the first time since the

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50s where there have been three faces on the ballot paper, not just

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one.

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The regime here thinks it is on the way to winning the war.

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And it is giving off much more confidence than it used to as a

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result of that feeling that it has.

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The clean up has begun after a huge sandstorm caused

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by record winds damaged large parts of Iran's capital city.

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At least four people have been killed after the unusual weather

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struck Tehran yesterday.

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Tens of thousands of people were left without electricity

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as power lines were knocked down.

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The fire department is now helping to clean up the damage left

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by the storm.

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Next to the amazing story of the US soldier, held hostage in Afghanistan

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for nearly five years, who has been freed.

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Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was released at the weekend in exchange

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for five senior Taliban members who were being held as prisoners

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by the American government.

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Bowe now has to begin his life as a free man but how do you deal

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with such an extreme experience?

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Ricky has the story.

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Sergeant Bowe has missed birthdays, holidays and simple moments with

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family and friends.

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But while he was gone, he was never forgotten.

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Yellow ribbons decorate the streets of Hayley in Idaho, Bowe

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Bergdahl's hometown, placed there by residents to show the world that

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he was in their thoughts every day.

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This weekend they have been replaced by balloons to celebrate

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his release.

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He had been working as a soldier in the US Army during

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the Afghanistan war when he was captured on June 30th, 2009.

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He was held hostage for five years.

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Being placed in a stressful situation, over such a

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long time, can have a huge effect.

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One man who understands what he's going through is Terry Waite.

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He was held hostage for five years by militants

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in Lebanon 25 years ago.

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It will be a strange experience to come back

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into a world that has changed, and being reunited eventually with his

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family who will also have changed.

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He's going to need time to come to terms with that.

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Bowe Bergdahl cannot go straight home with his family just yet.

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After such a traumatic experience, he needs medical help to deal with

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what has happened.

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Right now, he's staying at a military hospital.

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It is very wise to be able to talk to a trained listener when you come

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out, to be able to manage it rather than the experience managing you.

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That is the secret.

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Get on it right away.

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And then you will be fine.

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The family will never forget this weekend, but

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as the US soldier walks away from a life held captive, a tough

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journey of recovery lies ahead.

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We all know how England don't like penalties.

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Let's hope they don't end up facing a shoot-out against Brazil

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and Neymar.

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Take a look at this.

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The Barcelona star sends the keeper the wrong way in training

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with this little bit of magic.

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Let's have another look.

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Somehow I don't think Roy Hodgson will be instructing his England

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players to try the same.

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And now to the wild bear caught relaxing

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in a hammock in Florida in America.

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The black bear was spotted relaxing for at least 20 minutes.

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After the chill out session, it went and wondered off.

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It's thought the creature was in the neighbourhood searching for food.

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Since then local people have removed their trash bins.

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That's all from me.

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Newsround's back at 4.20 this afternoon.

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Don't forget to check out the website where we're asking what

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your favourite book is.

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