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Russia air strikes kill 10 civilians in Syria

Air strikes overnight killed five children, four women, and one man in the town of Kafranbel in Idlib province.

Russian air strikes overnight killed five children, four women, and one man in the town of Kafranbel in Idlib province

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    Business

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