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Super-Sniffing Rat Sets a New World Record for Discovering Deadly Land Mines—and He’s Just Getting Started
Ronin, a 5-year-old African giant pouched rat, has found 109 land mines and 15 other unexploded ordnances in Cambodia ...
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'I thought I'd died.' How land mines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria
The trio suddenly noticed a visible mine lying on the ground. Panicked, Khalil and his friends tried to leave, but he stepped ...
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Countries near Russia are pulling out of a decades-old land mine ban as security concerns grow
European countries bordering Russia are taking steps to leave a key land mine treaty. Land mines have seen widespread and aggressive use in the Ukraine war. NGOs are concerned about the impact of ...
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'I thought I'd died.' How landmines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria
Land mines and other unexploded remnants of war continue to pose a deadly threat across Syria, causing widespread casualties and long-term harm IDLIB, Syria -- Suleiman Khalil was harvesting ...
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‘I thought I’d died.’ How land mines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria
The trio suddenly noticed a visible mine lying on the ground. Panicked, Khalil and his friends tried to leave, but he stepped on a land mine and it exploded. His friends, terrified, ran to find an ...