The UAE takes steps towards modernization by decriminalizing alcohol and suicide

The United Arab Emirates has introduced a slew of reforms on personal status and penal laws as part of a years-long bid to modernize the Gulf state and promote a progressive brand of Islam.

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US recently conducted cyber operation against Iran to protect election from foreign interference

The US National Security Agency and Cyber Command conducted an operation against Iran within the last two weeks as part of a broader effort to protect the 2020 election from foreign interference, a US official told CNN Tuesday.

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Two gay couples in Taiwan make history in military wedding

The couples tied the knot in a mass military wedding complete with a parade, balloons and the Commander of the Taiwan Army's blessing.

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Last-minute drama as Real Madrid avoids yet another defeat in the Champions League

A last-minute goal from Casemiro completed a stunning comeback from Real Madrid on Tuesday that earned the Spanish giants its first point of the new Champions League campaign.

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A Lebanese artist created an inspiring statue out of glass and rubble from the Beirut port explosion

Hayat Nazer doesn't remember a time when Lebanon was at peace. But she has learned to channel her grief and pain into beautiful works of art.

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China's buying soybeans again. That could help Trump in key states

Dave Walton's Iowa farm was struggling a year ago as President Donald Trump's trade war with China took a bite out of soybean exports.

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Only 4 countries in Europe are below critical Covid threshold

• CDC again updates guidance to say Covid-19 can spread by airborne transmission

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Analysis: Russia is the only country able to stop the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. Will it?

For a while it seemed like they were friends. Russian President Vladimir Putin, the former KGB spy, had managed to slowly pry away one of NATO's most awkward members -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The pair seemed always on the phone, Turkey was kicked out of the US-led F-35 program for buying Russia's S-400 air defense missile system, and Ankara seemed suddenly closer to Moscow than the Brussels-based alliance.

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Intact brain cells found in 2,000-year-old skull

The brain cells of a young man who died almost 2,000 years ago in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius have been found intact by a team of researchers in Italy.

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Death of 19-year-old woman sparks outrage in India

The alleged murder of a 19-year-old woman in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh has led to massive protests across the country. CNN's Vedika Sud reports.

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Businessman dies while trying to break British land speed record

Businessman and TV host Zef Eisenberg has died while attempting to break a British land speed record at an airfield in the UK, police have confirmed.

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Archaeologists discover Iron Age massacre, frozen in time

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of an Iron Age massacre, frozen in time for thousands of years until excavation.

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'When Lewis is gone, who have you got to look up to?' asks Hamilton's half-brother

This season, Lewis Hamilton's fight has been as much off the track as on it.

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Poland's coal dependency hampers climate change efforts

Poland is more dependent on coal than any other EU state, for around 75% of its electricity. A full 8% of that electricity comes from a single brown coal mine, Turow, in the country's southwest. Phil Black travels there to understand the pain of the energy transition -- a change necessary to avoid even greater suffering from climate change.

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Dutch pursuit of torture case against Syria prompts terror accusation from Damascus

The Syrian government accused the Dutch government of supporting terrorism on Saturday in response to the Netherlands' invocation of an anti-torture convention against Damascus.

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Bale completes loan move to Tottenham

Gareth Bale completed a season-long loan move from Real Madrid to Tottenham on Saturday, seven years after leaving the English Premier League club.

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A Hong Kong teenager's death became a magnet for conspiracies, and exposed deep problems in how the city operates

The crowd recoiled as tear gas canisters rained down on them and riot police advanced up the street, carrying shields and batons.

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Venus is a Russian planet — say the Russians

No longer confined to territories here on Earth, Russia has now staked its claim on Venus, saying it is a "Russian planet."

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Canadian police charge Tesla driver who was allegedly doing 90 miles per hour while asleep

Canadian police have charged a 20-year-old man with dangerous driving after he was arrested for allegedly being asleep at the wheel of a 2019 Tesla Model S while it was operating in its semi-autonomous "Autopilot" mode.

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Aid cuts by US and allies are costing lives

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