
Significant environmental fallout from Ukraine's destroyed dam
Ukrainian officials say 29 towns and villages along the Dnipro River have been flooded and hundreds of thousands of people have now been left without drinking water.
After the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam - with aid agencies sounding the alarm of the many threats and consequences - we speak to a resident in the affected Kherson region as environmentalists warn that the flood waters are likely polluted with toxic chemicals and oils.
Millions of people in North America are advised to wear high-grade masks outdoors due to air pollution created by intense wildfires in Canada.
And a A BBC investigation has uncovered an online business of sexual assault, producing and selling thousands of videos of men targeting women on public transport across East Asia.
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