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This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Nick Myers, and at 13 hours GMT on on Wednesday the 16th of July, these are our main stories.

Israeli drones have attacked the Syrian military headquarters in Damascus.

So why the escalation now?

The threat of the Islamic State Group in Ethiopia, after more than 80 suspected members are arrested there,

20 more garsons die in a crush at a food point.

We ask why they're so deadly for the people they're supposed to help.

Also in this podcast, more companies are training younger employees how to behave in the office.

We get reaction.

I think maybe they think some of us are a bit erratic, a bit odd.

Not in a bad way.

Older colleagues, they're much more funnier than we are.

I feel like they're more hardworking approach to us.

We all spend much more time on our phones than they do.

Israel has carried out a drone strike in the Syrian capital Damascus.

It hit the entrance of the Syrian military headquarters.

It comes after several days of fighting in the south of the country

between tribal fighters loyal to the Syrian government

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