Syrian phone shop owner Abdel Razzaq Hamra was thrilled to finally be working in peace after years of being harassed and detained by security personnel enforcing an Assad-linked company's monopoly.

Instagram has unveiled a new mobile app called Edits, designed to help creators easily shoot and edit videos on their smartphones.

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