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Jun 2023
31m 36s

Hundreds of thousands without drinking w...

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Ukraine's President Zelensky calls for international help as hundreds of thousands are left without drinking water in the south after a major dam was destroyed. Also: Millions breathing hazardous air across North America, and the crocodile that made herself pregnant. 
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