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Jan 2024
31m 28s

Russia: Reports claim missile fragments ...

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Emergency workers have found black boxes from the crashed military transport plane. Kyiv has not directly admitted shooting down the aircraft but said it hadn't been told to ensure safe airspace ahead of a prisoner swap. Also, Britain has called for an immediate pause to the fighting in Gaza, and why fungi can grow faster if sound is blasted at them.

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