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Judge Sawwan given the green light to resume port probe
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Lebanon tightens lockdown, imposes 24-hour curfew, as hospitals buckle
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Fresh calls by Republicans for Trump to resign after Capitol violence
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Powell no longer a Republican after capitol riots by Trump supporters
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Bassil rejects Hariri’s terms for joining Lebanon cabinet
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Cuba to use Iran to test its Covid vaccine candidate
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Iraq calls U.S. blacklisting of Iran backed militia leader ‘unacceptable’
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Trump on his own. Lost some of his strongest allies
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Pope Francis calls opposition to COVID-19 vaccine “suicidal denial”
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Iran blackmailing Biden to remove the sanctions. Makes no sense for US to rejoin the nuke deal