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US cold snap: a man sleds down a snow covered hill in Houston, Texas on 15 February, 2021
US cold snap: a man sleds down a snow covered hill in Houston, Texas on 15 February, 2021Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 16 February 2021, 08:05Updated 16 February 2021, 08:11
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