An American Who Has Helped Clear 815,000 Bombs From Vietnam

Seth Mydans lived in Vietnam for three years during the war and has reported from the country for The New York Times since the mid-1990s. He reported this story from Hanoi and Dong Ha.

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May 07, 2024

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Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?

On a windswept Icelandic plateau, an international team of engineers and executives is powering up an innovative machine designed to alter the very composition of Earth’s atmosphere.On a windswept Icelandic plateau, an international team of engineers and executives is powering up an innovative machine designed to alter the very composition of Earth’s atmosphere.

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May 07, 2024

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Heat Waves Are Moving Slower and Staying Longer, Study Finds

Climate change is making heat waves linger for longer stretches of time, exacerbating the effects of extreme temperatures.Climate change is making heat waves linger for longer stretches of time, exacerbating the effects of extreme temperatures.Climate change is making heat waves linger for longer stretches of time, exacerbating the effects of extreme temperatures.

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May 07, 2024

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In Move to Protect Whales, Polynesian Indigenous Groups Give Them ‘Personhood’

For many Indigenous groups across Polynesia, whales hold an ancient sacredness and spirit that connects all life. Whales — or tohorā, as Māori call them — guided their ancestors across the Pacific Ocean. Today, those groups consider themselves to be guardians for the largest animals under the sea.

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May 07, 2024

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Angry Farmers Are Reshaping Europe

Farm protests are changing not only Europe’s food system but also its politics, as the far right senses an opportunity.Farm protests are changing not only Europe’s food system but also its politics, as the far right senses an opportunity.Farm protests are changing not only Europe’s food system but also its politics, as the far right senses an opportunity.

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May 07, 2024

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In Yemen, Renewed Conflict and Rising Hunger Stalk a Lean Ramadan

In the years before war and hunger upended daily life in Yemen, Mohammed Abdullah Yousef used to sit down after a long day of fasting during Ramadan to a rich spread of food. His family would dine on meat, falafel, beans, savory fried pastries and occasionally store-bought crème caramel.

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May 07, 2024

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