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BBC news with Justin Green.

President Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed on a ceasefire in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib after lengthy talks in Moscow. The ceasefire is to come into effect at midnight Syrian time. Tensions in the region have risen following the killing of more than 30 Turkish troops last week in airstrikes during a Russian-back Syrian government offensive.

Scientists say this winter in Europe has been the warmest on record by far. Data from the EU satellite shows the average temperature on the continent for three months from December to February almost 1.4 degree Celsius higher than the previous record.

Elizabeth Warren is dropping out of the race to be the democrat's presidential candidate. A one-time seen as a front runner, senator Warren even failed to win even in the home state of Massachusetts in this week's primaries.

A high court in London has found that the billionaire ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum abducted two of his daughters and carried out a campaign of intimidation against his former wife. The court overruled the Sheikh's efforts to keep the findings of the case secret. He says the judgment only gave just one-side of the story.

Italy says 148 people are now believed to have died of the corona virus, a rise of nearly 40% since Wednesday. The number of those with the virus has also risen by nearly 1/3.

The United States Senate has approved an emergency bill worth 8.3 billion dollars as efforts to contain the spread of the corona virus in the country intensify. Much of the money will be used to develop vaccines, treatment and test kits.

A study of pet dogs in Finland suggests that almost three quarters of them suffered from anxiety related disorder. Researchers from University of Helsinki found that loud noises including fireworks were the biggest cause of stress.

And that's the latest BBC news.