Tree nearly as old as US torn down to expand Mexico border wall
A 200-year-old cottonwood tree has been cut down to make way for a 44-km US-Mexico double border wall despite protests.
Al Jazeera English reports that a 200-year-old cottonwood tree has been cut down to make way for a 44-km US-Mexico double border wall despite protests.
This world story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Mexico and US-Mexico.
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- United States · Americas
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- Mexico, US-Mexico
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- World
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