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'As many cobbles as there are souls that #StPeter saved'. Alan Johnston inspects the ancient streets of #Rome in the @BBCFooC onThursday

22 May 2013 18:02:42
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Letter to teacher: please visit #Somalia. It's much better now! @BBCAndrewH is on @BBCFooC with: is the Mogadishu renaissance here to stay?

22 May 2013 17:57:41
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The Thursday @BBCFooC is back with @BowenBBC on the deals and compromises correspondents make in order to report on the conflict in #Syria

22 May 2013 17:54:06
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Why are #Somali pirates practising their #football skills on the holiday islands of @Seychelles? The answer's on the Sat @BBCFooC

18 May 2013 09:32:39
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Why are #Somali pirates practising their football skills on the holiday islands of @Seychelles? The answer;s on the Saturday @BBCFooC

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