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Jul 2023
48m 31s

Largest evacuation operation ever in Gre...

Bbc World Service
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Greek police say 19,000 people have had to be evacuated to escape wildfires on the island of Rhodes. It's said to be the biggest such operation Greece has ever carried out. Also on the programme: a closely fought snap summer poll in Spain, while Cambodia's election is a foregone conclusion; and Israel's parliament begins debating a key element of the govern ... Show More
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