“Save Our Ocean” exhibition opens at United Nations
"Save Our Ocean" exhibition opens during the Ocean Conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, June 5, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
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UNITED NATIONS, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations was inundated on Tuesday by water issues: The Ocean Conference focused...
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