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Podcast: Daily World News
Episode: Wednesday August 23rd, 2023: Chinese dissident escapes on water scooter, Greece wildfires rage, cartel bombs Mexican town & more
Description: A Chinese dissident escapes to South Korea on a water scooter, Hong Kong student loses bid to reduce prison sentence, wildfires continue to ravage Greece, drug cartel suspected of bombing Mexican town with drones, Lebanon to begin offshore drilling for oil and gas, children and teachers trapped in a gondola in Pakistan, EU climate chief Frans Timmermans announces departure for Dutch elections, former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra returns from exile, and mixed performance in Gulf stock markets.