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Around the world 

Europe

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  Greta Thunberg says Covid-19 response shows world can 'suddenly act with necessary force'

• Greek police arrest man posing as a doctor -- they allege he caused 3 deaths, including those of 2 children

• Renegade priest occupies Russian convent

Middle East

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  Nationwide protests grip Lebanon as currency tanks

• UN says at least eight mass graves have been reported found in Libya

• Coronavirus death rates in Yemen's Aden could exceed its wartime fatalities

Africa

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  South Africa has the continent's highest Covid-19 cases. Now it has another pandemic on its hands

• She didn't want her neighbors to go hungry during lockdown. Now she is feeding thousands daily

• George Floyd's brother asks UN to help 'black people in America' in landmark debate on US systemic racism

Americas

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  Brazilian care home creates 'hug tunnel' so loved ones can embrace elderly relatives

• Brazil tops 1 million Covid-19 cases. It may pass the US next, becoming the worst-hit country on the planet

• Colombian forces rescue kidnapped foreigners -- and their two little dogs

Asia

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  Two Canadians held in China have officially been charged with spying

• What's been happening in China's Xinjiang, home to 11 million Uyghurs?

• Beijing's new outbreak is a reminder to the world that coronavirus can return at anytime

CNN Business

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  China and India need each other. Just look at technology

• Europe is building defenses against Chinese takeovers of key industries

• Ford's electric Mustang will offer hands-free driving technology

• Energy drink? A UK startup is turning coffee into fuel

• The tiny islands quietly mastering hydrogen power

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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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  Understanding the dress codes of Orthodox Jewish women

• The striking portraits that speak to humanity now

• The forgotten stars of Malian photography's Golden Age

• Why do so many Egyptian statues have broken noses?

• Vintage family pictures inspired this Nigerian photographer's latest work

• Wooden skyscrapers climb to new heights

Travel

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  World's most expensive city for expats revealed

• Secret Cold War past of a Spanish tourist hotspot

• The Greek airport that was left to fall apart

• Expats buy Japanese country house for a song and get way more than they bargained for

• Which countries are reopening to tourists?

• How to lower your coronavirus risk while eating out

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US sports

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  NBA star opens up on being Black in America

• Report: 23 Clemson CFB players have COVID-19

• Trump: Brees will 'regret' flipping on anthem

• First PGA golfer tests positive for the coronavirus

• NBA star says he was threatened by police

• Miss. banned from holding NCAA championships

Everyday heroes

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  A teen who spent 10 hours cleaning up after a protest is rewarded

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  As food banks struggle, these CNN Heroes are getting meals to those in need

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  This newspaper deliveryman has made more than 500 shopping trips for senior citizens

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