Helen Mirren Backs Effort to Save Italy's Ancient Olive Trees From Deadly Bacterium

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Actress Helen Mirren, 81, is campaigning to protect Italy's centuries-old olive trees from Xylella fastidiosa, a bacterium that has reportedly killed about 22 million trees since 2013. She is supporting conservation work through her Save the Olives initiative. The project is also helping develop olive varieties that can resist the disease. Mirren has stressed the urgency of preserving these trees.

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