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Why Berlin's famed club scene is dying

Berlin's oldest queer nightclub, SchwuZ, has filed for bankruptcy. But closing will mean more than a party hotspot closing. It will mean the death of a community space that has been the cornerstone of Berlin's queer nightlife for decades.

01:30 • Source: CNN
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Why Berlin's famed club scene is dying

Berlin's oldest queer nightclub, SchwuZ, has filed for bankruptcy. But closing will mean more than a party hotspot closing. It will mean the death of a community space that has been the cornerstone of Berlin's queer nightlife for decades.

01:30 • Source: CNN
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Can Cuba keep the lights on?

Cuba used to depend on Venezuela for more than one third of its oil, according to energy industry analysts. But with the socialist country now under de facto American control, Havana has lost its biggest oil supplier. To make matters worse, President Trump is threatening to impose tariffs on any country that “directly or indirectly provides oil to Cuba.” CNN’s Patrick Oppmann reports.

01:29 • Source: CNN
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How Iran could strike back if the US attacks

As President Donald Trump threatens to launch military strikes on Iran, CNN’s Mostafa Salem looks at how it could retaliate.

01:33 • Source: CNN
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What we know about separatism in Canada’s Alberta

A separatist group from the Canadian province of Alberta have reportedly met with US officials, asking for help from the Trump administration to secede from Canada. CNN’s Lex Harvey discusses how likely their push for independence would succeed.

01:29 • Source: CNN
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Ice traps cruise ship in Antarctica

Video shows a US Coast Guard ice-breaker shattering the ice to help free a cruise ship stuck in Antarctica. The ice-breaker had been conducting operations for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program.

00:41 • Source: CNN
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Hundreds of Bedouin families forced out of Palestinian village

The Palestinian village of Ras Ein al-Auja in the occupied West Bank has now been emptied of its Bedouin residents who say they've faced a years-long campaign of harassment by Israeli settlers that has intensified over the past two years. The Palestinian Bedouin are a semi-nomadic people who have lived in the region for centuries. CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports as the last family packed up their things and left their homes.

01:51 • Source: CNN
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Russian drone strike on Ukrainian passenger train kills several

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced as a Russian drone strike on a train in northeastern Kharkiv region as "terrorism" after several people were killed.

00:23 • Source: CNN
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'Groping day' threatens students during exams

Japanese police are warning about an increase in groping incidents, particularly targeting students during exam season. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery reports on how Tokyo is addressing the insidious crime.

01:24 • Source: CNN