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Now playing Next Italy Another country to host Olympic game as Italy fails to build track Bobsled, skeleton and luge events will be held in Austria or Switzerland instead of Italy, the official host of the 2026 Winter Olympics. 17/10/2023
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Now playing Next Destinations Cambodia opens new airport just 40km from famous Angkor Wat temples Cambodia hopes to encourage visitors to the famous temple site after tourist numbers fell due to the pandemic. 17/10/2023