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Matt Damon: We need to talk about toilets

U.S. actor and co-founder of water.org Matt Damon attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich - RTSVW4Z

Damon: “More people have access to a cell phone than a toilet.” Image: REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

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