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Catherine the Great's Freshwater Pearl to Go Under the Hammer

It is renowned for its irregular shape and nearly 300-year history

The world's largest known freshwater pearl, which once belonged to the Russian monarch Catherine the Great, is going on sale in the Netherlands next month.

We get the latest about the political crisis in Italy after the main politicians of the country failed to agree on the formation of a government.

And we speak to a California fish seller who has fallen in love with octopuses.

53 minutes

Last on

Thu 31 May 201806:06GMT

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  • Thu 31 May 201806:06GMT