In Syria, Islamist-led rebels continue their rapid advance. The UN says 300,000 have fled their homes as rebels reach the outskirts of Homs. Also: Romania will rerun its election, and how to survive a polar bear attack.
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This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Valerie Sanderson at 1300 hours GMT on Friday 6th December.
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In Syria, Islamist led rebels continue their rapid advance.
The UN says hundreds of thousands of people have already been displaced,
with the rebels on the outskirts of the city of Homs.
Romania's top court has annulled the results of the first round of the presidential election,
saying the whole process must be rerun.
Also in this podcast, we're in Ghana,
where the cost of living dominates voters concerns ahead of the general election on Saturday.
Everything has increased in price.
The increase is too much.
It's really affecting us, but we have to live to survive, so we have to manage it.
And how to react to a polar bear on the attack almost 14 years after civil war broke out in Syria,
it's taken just nine days for Islamist rebels to turn the country upside down.