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CNN’s Angus Watson reports. “,”descriptionText”:”Australia’s international borders u003ca href=”https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/australia-reopening-international-borders-covid-intl-hnk/index.html” target=”_blank”>have reopenedu003c/a>, ending nearly 20 months of tough restrictions and sparking emotional scenes at the Sydney airport as people were reunited with their loved ones. CNN’s Angus Watson reports. “},{“title”:”Thousands stuck at Shanghai Disneyland after one Covid case nearby was reported. See what it looked like”,”duration”:”02:48″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/11/01/shanghai-disneyland-covid-case-culver-pkg-intl-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/11/01/shanghai-disneyland-covid-case-culver-pkg-intl-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211101104935-shanghai-disneyland-covid-case-culver-pkg-intl-vpx-00024529-large-169.png”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/11/01/shanghai-disneyland-covid-case-culver-pkg-intl-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”Shanghai Disneyland u003ca href=”https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/01/china/china-covid-extreme-measures-mic-intl-hnk/index.html” target=”_blank”>went into a snap lockdownu003c/a> after a single Covid-19 case was confirmed. The extreme measure saw tens of thousands of visitors and staff forced to undergo coronavirus testing before they were allowed to leave the park, as police blocked the exits and secured the grounds. CNN’s u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/david-culver” target=”_blank”>David Culveru003c/a> reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Shanghai Disneyland u003ca href=”https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/01/china/china-covid-extreme-measures-mic-intl-hnk/index.html” target=”_blank”>went into a snap lockdownu003c/a> after a single Covid-19 case was confirmed. The extreme measure saw tens of thousands of visitors and staff forced to undergo coronavirus testing before they were allowed to leave the park, as police blocked the exits and secured the grounds. CNN’s u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/david-culver” target=”_blank”>David Culveru003c/a> reports.”},{“title”:”Video shows police raid for forged vaccine certificates “,”duration”:”01:21″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/10/29/ukraine-fake-vaccine-certificates-nobilo-tgb-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/10/29/ukraine-fake-vaccine-certificates-nobilo-tgb-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211029112903-screengrab-police-raid-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/10/29/ukraine-fake-vaccine-certificates-nobilo-tgb-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”In Ukraine, people can visit crowded places only if they have been vaccinated or have a negative PCR test. That opens up a new black market of forged vaccine and testing documents. CNN’s Bianca Nobilo reports. “,”descriptionText”:”In Ukraine, people can visit crowded places only if they have been vaccinated or have a negative PCR test. That opens up a new black market of forged vaccine and testing documents. CNN’s Bianca Nobilo reports. “},{“title”:”Families of Brazilian Covid victims demand justice”,”duration”:”03:01″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/10/26/brazil-coronavirus-families-demand-justice-soares-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/10/26/brazil-coronavirus-families-demand-justice-soares-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211026072546-brazil-coronavirus-families-demand-justice-soares-pkg-vpx-00025805-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/10/26/brazil-coronavirus-families-demand-justice-soares-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”Families who lost loved ones to the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil are demanding accountability for the government’s response to the crisis. CNN’s Isa Soares reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Families who lost loved ones to the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil are demanding accountability for the government’s response to the crisis. CNN’s Isa Soares reports.”},{“title”:”‘Italy has not confronted its fascist past’: Professor on country’s complicated history”,”duration”:”01:59″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/10/19/italy-fascism-reckoning-nadeau-intl-ovn-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/10/19/italy-fascism-reckoning-nadeau-intl-ovn-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211020010640-simon-martin-professor-nadeau-italy-fascist-history-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/10/19/italy-fascism-reckoning-nadeau-intl-ovn-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”Italy’s parliament will soon debate dissolving the extreme right-wing Forza Nuova party. The move comes after neo-fascist and neo-Nazi groups were involved in violent protests against the country’s Covid-19 health pass. CNN’s Barbie Latza Nadeau has more on Italy’s complicated history of fascism.”,”descriptionText”:”Italy’s parliament will soon debate dissolving the extreme right-wing Forza Nuova party. The move comes after neo-fascist and neo-Nazi groups were involved in violent protests against the country’s Covid-19 health pass. CNN’s Barbie Latza Nadeau has more on Italy’s complicated history of fascism.”},{“title”:”Here’s what caused the surge of Covid cases in Russia”,”duration”:”01:31″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/10/21/russia-moscow-covid-19-lockdown-pleitgen-ctw-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/10/21/russia-moscow-covid-19-lockdown-pleitgen-ctw-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211021102452-03-moscow-coronavirus-october-2021-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/10/21/russia-moscow-covid-19-lockdown-pleitgen-ctw-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”Moscow will impose a 10-day lockdown from next week in an effort to curb soaring Covid-19 cases, the city’s mayor has said, as Russia endures its worst-ever phase of the pandemic. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Moscow will impose a 10-day lockdown from next week in an effort to curb soaring Covid-19 cases, the city’s mayor has said, as Russia endures its worst-ever phase of the pandemic. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports.”},{“title”:”Melbourne residents raise a glass to end of Covid lockdown”,”duration”:”02:37″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/10/22/melbourne-australia-covid-restrictions-ease-watson-intl-ovn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/10/22/melbourne-australia-covid-restrictions-ease-watson-intl-ovn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211021220135-01-victoria-lifts-restrictions-1022-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/10/22/melbourne-australia-covid-restrictions-ease-watson-intl-ovn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”Residents of u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/australia/australia-covid-melbourne-lockdown-intl-hnk/index.html” target=”_blank”>Melbourne are celebrating their new-found freedomu003c/a> as Covid-19 restrictions ease. The city has endured nearly nine months of restrictions in six separate lockdowns. CNN’s Angus Watson reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Residents of u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/australia/australia-covid-melbourne-lockdown-intl-hnk/index.html” target=”_blank”>Melbourne are celebrating their new-found freedomu003c/a> as Covid-19 restrictions ease. The city has endured nearly nine months of restrictions in six separate lockdowns. CNN’s Angus Watson reports.”},{“title”:”UK resists new Covid measures despite spike in cases”,”duration”:”02:38″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/10/21/uk-covid-19-cases-sajid-javid-restrictions-pleitgen-nr-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/10/21/uk-covid-19-cases-sajid-javid-restrictions-pleitgen-nr-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211021094300-screengrab-sajid-javid-uk-coronavirus-presser-10202021-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/10/21/uk-covid-19-cases-sajid-javid-restrictions-pleitgen-nr-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”u003ca href=”https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/20/uk/uk-europe-covid-infections-cmd-gbr-intl/index.html” target=”_blank”>The United Kingdom is seeing high casesu003c/a>, hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19 when compared to the rest of Europe. Britain has registered nearly half a million cases in the past two weeks and reported the highest number of deaths since early March. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports.”,”descriptionText”:”u003ca href=”https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/20/uk/uk-europe-covid-infections-cmd-gbr-intl/index.html” target=”_blank”>The United Kingdom is seeing high casesu003c/a>, hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19 when compared to the rest of Europe. Britain has registered nearly half a million cases in the past two weeks and reported the highest number of deaths since early March. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports.”},{“title”:”Logistical nightmare for Indians to claim Covid-19 compensation “,”duration”:”03:08″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/10/20/india-covid-19-compensation-sud-pkg-ovn-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/10/20/india-covid-19-compensation-sud-pkg-ovn-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211020155441-screengrab-india-compensation-sunil-maggon-holding-paper-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/10/20/india-covid-19-compensation-sud-pkg-ovn-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”India’s top court u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/india/covid-compensation-intl-hnk-dst/index.html” target=”_blank”>has approved a compensation program u003c/a>where over $300 million will be disbursed to the families of Covid-19 victims. While the government has promised no families will be denied compensation, experts say hundreds of thousands could lose out on the aid. CNN’s Vedika Sud explains why. “,”descriptionText”:”India’s top court u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/india/covid-compensation-intl-hnk-dst/index.html” target=”_blank”>has approved a compensation program u003c/a>where over $300 million will be disbursed to the families of Covid-19 victims. While the government has promised no families will be denied compensation, experts say hundreds of thousands could lose out on the aid. CNN’s Vedika Sud explains why. “},{“title”:”‘We felt the danger’: Syria hit hard by Delta variant”,”duration”:”02:42″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/10/11/syria-covid-19-idlib-province-karadsheh-intl-ctw-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/10/11/syria-covid-19-idlib-province-karadsheh-intl-ctw-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211011105223-white-helmets-syria-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/10/11/syria-covid-19-idlib-province-karadsheh-intl-ctw-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reports as Idlib province in northwest Syria is ravaged by a Covid-19 outbreak.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reports as Idlib province in northwest Syria is ravaged by a Covid-19 outbreak.”},{“title”:”A vital clue to where Covid-19 came from may sit in Wuhan hospital”,”duration”:”03:28″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/10/12/china-wuhan-blood-samples-covid-paton-walsh-pkg-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/10/12/china-wuhan-blood-samples-covid-paton-walsh-pkg-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211012181319-wuhan-blood-samples-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/10/12/china-wuhan-blood-samples-covid-paton-walsh-pkg-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”China is preparing to test thousands of blood samples from the city of Wuhan as part of the probe into the origins of Covid-19, but as CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports, the World Health Organization and other foreign experts will not be allowed to analyze the data independently. “,”descriptionText”:”China is preparing to test thousands of blood samples from the city of Wuhan as part of the probe into the origins of Covid-19, but as CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports, the World Health Organization and other foreign experts will not be allowed to analyze the data independently. “},{“title”:”‘Sense of relief’ sweeps across Sydney as Covid lockdown eases”,”duration”:”03:07″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/10/11/sydney-australia-covid-lockdown-watson-intl-ovn-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/10/11/sydney-australia-covid-lockdown-watson-intl-ovn-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191014053629-sydney-skyline-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/10/11/sydney-australia-covid-lockdown-watson-intl-ovn-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”One major city that is emerging from Covid-19 lockdowns is Sydney. More than five million people have endured a strict lockdown since June, but Australian officials lifted measures after hitting a 70% vaccination rate. CNN’s Angus Watson has more. “,”descriptionText”:”One major city that is emerging from Covid-19 lockdowns is Sydney. More than five million people have endured a strict lockdown since June, but Australian officials lifted measures after hitting a 70% vaccination rate. CNN’s Angus Watson has more. “}],’js-video_headline-featured-1u7uij1′,”,”js-video_source-featured-1u7uij1″,true,true,’coronavirus-intl’);if (typeof configObj.context !== ‘string’ || configObj.context.length