On Wednesday Backchat, we're looking into the latest developments in Syria.

Syrian rebels officially announced that they had ousted President Bashar-al Assad, marking an end to 50 years of iron fist family rule, with Russian news agencies reporting that the deposed leader and his family have fled to Moscow.

The removal of Assad comes after over 13 years of civil war, which killed half a million people and forcibly displaced 12 million in what remains one of the largest such crises in history.

Uncertainty remains as to the country's governance, although former jihadist leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani now seems to exercise the role of de-facto leader, with several countries urging the new leadership to respect the rights of minorities.

What socio-economic implications do these developments have on the wider Middle East conflict? Can post-Assad Syria retain its secular system? And will religious minorities be protected?

After 9:45, we'll speak to a psychiatrist on the role of Chinese medicine in helping patients with mild mental health issue, following the introduction of a new programme.

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It's Wednesday once again. Welcome to The Brew. Our New York correspondent Tracy Quan will be back at 12:10 with all her news and views, live from The Apple. Then, we're off to Singapore at 12:40 to catch up with RTL France's Philippe Dova. Today he opens le sac of French Christmas music. Yes, that had to happen! Then at 1:25, 'classical' music day takes us to London, which was where our 'great master of the week' found himself in 1791. Today, we'll talk about the one and only 'Papa' Joseph Haydn.

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Welcome to Wednesday's Brunch with Noreen. After 10, Cruz Macalligan is with us for our mid-week audio column. This week we're talking about hobby horse. At 10.40, we'll turn to Operation Santa Claus. One of those charities this year is Kids4Kids - a non-profit organisation founded in 2008 in Hong Kong to inspire young people to act and make a positive impact in the community. Jeff Cheung went over to their office in Wanchai to speak to their Executive Director, Matt Coulson. At 11.10, we're talking about the darker side of the chocolate industry: including child slavery and environmental destruction, with Carolyn Gomersall and Charles Gomersall, the co-founders of  Cacao: guilt-free chocolates. Do get in touch with your song requests and comments on Facebook.

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