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26/07/2012

South Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek on how war affected her childhood, and how she found fame on the catwalk

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world: today, supermodel Alek Wek tells us about returning to her homeland South Sudan as a UN refugee envoy, and remembers how war affected her own life. Also, the last traditional mussel fishermen of Portonovo in Italy. They dive on a local reef for wild mussels, but say young people would rather sunbathe or swim, and the tradition is dying out.

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