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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council will likely vote on a draft resolution to boost humanitarian aid access in war-torn Syria on Friday, diplomats said, but it was unclear if Russia and China would support or veto the Western- and Arab-backed text. Western diplomats said it was unclear if Moscow and Beijing - two of the five veto-wielding powers on the 15-member council - would support or block the resolution. Russia, supported by China, has shielded Syria on the U.N. Security Council during the three-year-long civil war.More...