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Laura Sharman

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  • Reporter, CNN
Hong Kong, London
As seen in: CNN, CNN en Español, CNN Politics, MSN, MSN Australia, MSN Ireland, MSN New Zealand, Daily Mail, Fox News, Irish Daily Mail, MSN Philippines and
Covers:  News, crime, travel
CNN Journalist | Former Assistant Travel Editor at Daily Mail | Also seen in The Independent and Daily Telegraph | Founding editor of travelpocketbook.com

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Laura Sharman is a journalist, travel writer and biographer from London. She has worked for a variety of UK national newspapers, winning the Denis Cassidy Award for Best New Talent, as well as CNN in Hong Kong. She has travelled extensively in Asia and Africa where her trips are largely shaped by natural landscapes and wild animal encounters.

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Iran’s new supreme leader yet to be seen as funeral for his father enters second day

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By Laura Sharman Verified, Ally Barnard Verified, Xiaoqian Lin
| CNN Verified
• Mourners call for revenge: Some of those attending the funeral for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed anger and sadness to a CNN team on the ground in Tehran. Millions are expected to attend the multi-day event, which is now in its second day. • Mystery surrounds new leader: The late leader’s successor, his son Mojtaba Khamenei, has not made a public appearance since February, fueling questions on who is leading Iran.
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Futbolista argentino pierde a su esposa y dos hijos en terremotos de Venezuela Original

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By Anabella González, Ione Molinares Verified, Laura Sharman Verified
| CNN en Español Verified
CNN — Un futbolista argentino de un equipo de la segunda división venezolana perdió a su esposa y a sus dos hijos tras los terremotos de la semana pasada, los más fuertes que han sacudido Venezuela en más de un siglo. Lucas Trejo, quien juega para el Club Sport Marítimo La Guaira, pasó gran parte de los últimos tres días buscando entre los escombros y buscando señales de su esposa Yanina y sus hijos Aarón y Ainhoa.
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Argentine soccer player loses wife, 2 children in Venezuela earthquakes

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By Anabella Gonzalez, Ione Molinares Verified, Laura Sharman Verified
| KESQ-TV (Thousand Palms, CA) Verified
By Anabella González, Ione Molinares, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — An Argentine soccer player for a Venezuelan second division team has lost his wife and two children after last week’s earthquakes, the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century. Lucas Trejo,who plays forClub Sport Marítimo La Guaira, had spent much of the last three days combing through rubble and looking for signs of his wife Yanina and their children Aarón and Ainhoa.
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