Beginning in 2011, mass protests demanding freedom and dignity rocked the the Arab world and, for a while, hope soared that decades of decay and […]
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CNNi: Lebanese Hezbollah critic found dead in his car
Lokman Slim, a Lebanese activist who has been an outspoken critic of Hezbollah and Iran, was found dead in his car in the south Lebanon. […]
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Covid-19 cases are soaring across Europe and the UK
CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz and Ben Wedeman report from England and Italy as the world tops more than 50 million cases of Covid-19 and countries hit new […]
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Hear from doctors inside an ICU in northern Italy
The Italian region of Lombardy was hit hard by the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and is now bracing for another surge in cases. […]
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This is what Beirut looks like in aftermath of explosion
Beirut was declared a "disaster city" by authorities on Wednesday, in the wake of a huge explosion in the port of the Lebanese capital that […]
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Devastating aftermath of deadly blast in Beirut
A massive explosion ripped through central Beirut, Lebanon, killing dozens, injuring thousands and blowing apart buildings across the city. CNN's Ben Wedeman and Jomana Karadsheh […]
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Video shows huge explosion rocking central Beirut
A massive explosion ripped through central Beirut, injuring thousands of people and blowing out windows in buildings across the city. The blast near the port […]
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Covid-19 antibody test takes 8 minutes. But does it work?
Italy is considering whether to use a Covid-19 antibody test that takes 8 minutes and costs $20 to help decide when they should reopen their […]
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Unprecedented restrictions in Italy over coronavirus outbreak
In an unprecedented and potentially legally fraught move, all of Italy and its 60 million residents have been restricted, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced, part […]
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Style experts spot a ‘no-no’ inside the Oval Office
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Anti-Putin Russians based in Ukraine allegedly stage incursion into Russia
