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A weekly gathering to play cricket brings Lebanon's migrant workers together

5:11pm December 13, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Even in war, Lebanon's migrant workers -- many of them South Asian -- play cricket weekly. A vacant lot has become a space for the marginalized, with Filipina cooks and Syrian refugees joining in.

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Calgary removed fluoride from its water supply. A decade later, it's adding it back

4:31pm December 13, 2024

Calgary took fluoride out of its water supply in 2011, but it's reversing course. City council member Gian-Carlo Carra explains why he voted to remove fluoride and why he would vote differently today.

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A view of life in Syria's capital following the ouster of longtime dictator

4:27pm December 13, 2024

by Ruth Sherlock

In Damascus, Syria, posters of President Bashar al Assad are still being torn down. Here's what its like in the capital at this pivotal moment in the country's history.

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Jubilant Syrians gather for Friday prayers for the 1st time since Assad's ouster

2:46pm December 13, 2024

In Damascus, people stood shoulder to shoulder at one of Syria's holiest sites, the Umayyad Mosque, in the first Friday prayers since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown less than a week ago.

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What Syria means for Hezbollah's efforts to rebuild Lebanon

9:57am December 13, 2024

With a ceasefire in place, Hezbollah wants to rebuild Lebanon. But its supply chains across Syria have been weakened by Israeli airstrikes, rebel fighting and the ouster of its ally Bashar al-Assad.

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With the collapse of the Assad regime, families across Syria search for loved ones

7:12am December 13, 2024

by Leila Fadel

People in Syria are looking for their relatives and friends in prisons, hospitals and morgues. The U.N. estimates over a 100,00 people have gone missing in Syria under the Assad regime.

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Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with widespread aerial strikes

5:49am December 13, 2024

Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion.

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The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has been a huge blow for Iran

4:41am December 13, 2024

by Jackie Northam

Iran considered Syria a critical component of its so-called Axis of Resistance. Collapse of the Assad regime caps months of setbacks for Iran, including defeat of its proxies Hezbollah and Hamas.

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Morning news brief

4:34am December 13, 2024

by A Martínez

Collapse of Assad regime in Syria has been a huge blow for Iran. U.S. colleges and their international students prepare for second Trump term. Mystery drones flying over New Jersey puzzle officials.

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A former prisoner shares what life was like in the infamous Sednaya prison in Syria

5:25pm December 12, 2024

by Justine Kenin

Omar Alshogre spent time in Sednaya prison in Syria. He gives a real-life look at what life was like there, and what it was like to escape and live as a civilian.

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