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Jun 2024
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US Embassy shooting; George Clooney's Le...

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US Embassy shooting in Beirut; George Clooney's Lebanese wife threatened with imprisonment; Lebanese doctor excels in global cancer research; Eid al-Adha is a public holiday

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