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Sep 2023
34m 30s

Spanish FA president Rubiales resigns ov...

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Luis Rubiales resigns for kissing Spain's team captain Jenni Hermoso after they won the Women's World Cup. Also: Morocco faces a race against time to save survivors in earthquake rubble, and the magical sounds of a primeval European forest. 
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