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06/06/2023 05:06 GMT : Damaged Ukraine dam: Serious flood risk to Kherson

Damaged Ukraine dam: Serious flood risk to Kherson

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A huge Soviet-built dam in southern Ukraine has been wholly or partially destroyed

A huge Soviet-built dam in southern Ukraine has been wholly or partially destroyed in unclear circumstances.

Amid a maze of counter narratives on what is happening in Ukraine, there are now reports that the Khakhovka Dam in the Russia-controlled Kherson region has been destroyed. 

We take a look at why the Taliban in Afghanistan are cracking down on the growing of opium in most parts of the country.

Plus it's a blockbuster today at the French Open as Ukraine's Elina Svitolina faces Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.

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