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A main crossing. Pardoned by the president Venezuelas Nicolas Maduro friens dozens of political opponents but critics say its only to legitimize the next election. Plus hong kong launches a mass covert Testing Program but many are staying away because theyre worried china may use it to crackdown on activists. French president emanuel not home is urging the quick formation of a new lebanese government to steer the country out of its deep political and economic crisis hes calling it the last chance for lebanons system visiting the beirut port for the 2nd time since that explosion killed almost 200 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless well somebody was named Prime Minister just hours before home landed on monday lets go live to aljazeera xina holder in beirut this is a very good 2nd visit by in my own back home as we saying very quickly after the 1st one what message is he sending here. Well fronts and mccrone really is the protecting power projecting influence the political mes