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Jul 2023
30m 49s

Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 4...

Bbc World Service
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Thousands flee, as wildfires threaten villages and holiday resorts. Also, the race to save stranded pilot whales. And scientists rethink the way we should work out. 
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