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Around the world 

Europe

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  Covid-19 has taken a staggering toll on a whole generation in northern Italy

• A mink may have infected a human with Covid-19, Dutch authorities believe

• Hungary bans people from legally changing gender

Middle East

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  Keeping shoppers safe at one of the world's busiest malls

• Iran naval exercise accident kills 19 sailors

• Abu Dhabi bets on virtual events to revive tourism

Africa

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  Idris Elba to host Africa Day Benefit Concert with some of the continent's biggest music stars

• A two-day-old baby has died of Covid-19 in South Africa

• Pregnant women in Madagascar get free transport to hospitals during coronavirus pandemic

Americas

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  Savior or strongman? El Salvador's millennial president defies courts and Congress on coronavirus response

• Brazil hits record high for new coronavirus cases

• Canadian Snowbirds operation meant to uplift residents' spirits ended in a deadly crash in British Columbia

Asia

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  China to propose hugely controversial national security law in Hong Kong

• Nepal issues a new map claiming contested territories with India as its own

• In Asia, children are going back to school. But education in the time of coronavirus is not without difficulties

CNN Business

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  Female Fortune 500 CEOs reach all-time high, but it's still pretty low

• They're famous for their investments. But Warren Buffett and Masa Son keep striking out

• Meet the world's oldest YouTube gamer

• Microsoft Windows is getting an Apple-like upgrade

• 'The Last Dance' was an unexpected savior for ESPN during coronavirus

Featured sections 

Climate in crisis

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  US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters

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  Miami's Little Haiti wasn't a target for developers. Until the seas started to rise

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  How rich people could help save the planet from the climate crisis

Style

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  8 houses built in impossible places

• Remember when Dennis Rodman put on a wedding dress and claimed to marry himself?

• Inside the maximalist LA home of burlesque star Dita Von Teese

• Lingerie is changing. Here's why.

• How hair salons are adapting to the 'new normal' in a transformed landscape

Travel

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  Inside the dark world of Kowloon Walled City

• The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are the laugh we all need

• The European countries that are opening to tourists

• Deserted Venice contemplates a future without tourist hordes

• What eating in a restaurant may look like

• Where abandoned airplanes sit on Death Row

Something extra 

US sports

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  38-yr-old QB transforms Steelers into contenders

• Report: Cancelling CFB would cost $4B

• Ex-HC compares Rooney Rule proposal to Jim Crow

• Rookie MLB card sells for record $900K

• Report: NBA considering July return

• Report: NHL likely to use 2 'hub' cities

Heroes

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  Magic Johnson will provide $100 million to fund loans to minority-owned businesses

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  These high school band directors played the fight song at each graduating senior's home

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  A 10-year-old girl has sent more than 1,500 art kits to kids in foster care and homeless shelters

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The sun is experiencing a less active phase called 'solar minimum,' but it won't cause an ice age

Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls long thought to be blank contain text that's invisible to the naked eye

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Astronomers spot 'twist' evidence of a baby planet in a young star system

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A mink may have infected a human with Covid-19, Dutch authorities believe

Brazil sees record surge of coronavirus deaths and cases

Tropical Cyclone Amphan approaches India and Bangladesh

Reporter: Here's why Trump's officials won't contradict him

As China faces a backlash in the West, Xi needs Africa more than ever

Facial recognition helps reunite kidnapped toddler with family after 32 years