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Lebanese protesters back in streets; first death reported
A man was killed by a Lebanese soldier during Tuesday night protests, marking the first such fatality since nationwide demonstrations engulfed the country on Oct. 17.
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Israeli strikes kill 11 in Gaza; death toll now at 21
The bodies of six people killed in Gaza City were brought into Shifa hospital in taxis and ambulances early Wednesday, as relatives wept and screamed. Medics and witnesses said they were civilians who lived in densely populated neighbourhoods.
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Car bomb explosion kills seven in Kabul
Seven people were killed and seven injured on Wednesday after a car bomb explosion near the interior ministry in the Afghan capital of Kabul, a government spokesman said.
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Impeachment hearings go live on TV with first witnesses
The closed doors of the Trump impeachment investigation are swinging wide open. When the gavel strikes at the start of the House hearing on Wednesday morning,
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Turkey says it captured ‘important’ Daesh figure in Syria
Turkey has said it captured and detained several members of the family of the slain Daesh group leader, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, including one of his wives, his sister and a daughter.
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Venice underwater as exceptional tide sweeps through canal city
Venice was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years late Tuesday, with tourists wading through flooded streets to seek shelter as a fierce wind whipped up waves in St. Mark's Square.
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Hong Kongers recreate protests with homemade virtual video game
A group of Hong Kong activists have developed a homemade computer game that uses virtual reality to recreate what it is like to take part in pro-democracy protests sweeping the financial hub.
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Disney’s lovestruck dogs are back
More than six decades after the original film’s release, a new live-action adaptation of “Lady and the Tramp” has released, starring rescue dogs and voiced by by Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux.
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