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Aug 2023
28m 39s

California prepares for Storm Hilary's a...

Bbc World Service
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The storm has made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast and is heading for the south-western US. Also: why Russia's first moon mission in nearly fifty years has ended in failure, and how cats and dogs are helping war-ravaged Ukrainians. 
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