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TOPSHOT - A protester holding the Lebanese flag runs as protesters block the Jounieh Tripoli highway with flaming tires set aflame during a demonstration against dire economic conditions in Jal el Dib North East of the Lebanese capital Beirut late on June 11, 2020. - The Lebanese pound sank to a record low on the black market on June 11 despite the authorities' attempts to halt the plunge of the crisis-hit country's currency, money changers said. Lebanon is in the grips of its worst economic turmoil in decades, and holding talks with the International Monetary Fund towards securing billions in aid to help overcome it. (Photo by Patrick BAZ / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK BAZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Lebanon's economy collapses into a tailspin

Italy was a cautionary tale. Now, it's returning to normal

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For some Venice residents, reopening after lockdown is bittersweet

A view shows the Campo 87 area where some 60 unclaimed bodies, of people who died from coronavirus, have been burried so far by the municipality at the Maggiore cemetery in Milan on April 23, 2020, during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid-19 has taken a staggering toll on a whole generation in northern Italy

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Covid-19 takes a staggering toll on Italy's elderly communities

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