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I helped clear unexploded bombs in my birthplace to save the next generation
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI celebrated my birthday this year by returning to Laos, the country of my birth. The country I gave...
A School Discovered Bombs in Its Backyard: What to Know About the Deadly Legacy of Decades-Old,...
Time via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA pile of unexploded ordnance at Queen Kosamak High School in Kratie Province, northeastern...
I dropped cluster bombs on Laos in US 'secret war.' Ukraine shouldn't want this nightmare.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoUkrainian leaders in Kyiv and members of the Republican Party who've asked the Biden administration...
Biden is wrong to send cluster bombs to Ukraine. 50 years later, they're still killing in Laos.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Biden administration’s decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine is shortsighted, ignores...
China's promise of prosperity brought Laos debt - and distress
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 8 months agoVIENTIANE, Laos - At speeds of almost 100 miles an hour, the Chinese-built train zips over the...
50 years later, peace treaty that was supposed to end Vietnam War still haunts my family
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 27 marks 50 years since the signing of the Paris Peace Accords that tried and failed to end the...
Kissinger memorial draws angry protesters of Israel war. Vietnam War families can relate.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHenry Kissinger’s passing has become a flashpoint in protests about the Israel-Hamas war, as...
In Southeast Asia, the horror of Kissinger’s explosive legacy goes on
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFifty years after Henry Kissinger drove American foreign policy in Southeast Asia, the region...
U.S. approves $89 million in aid to clear landmines, ordnance in Ukraine
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. State Department has approved $89 million worth of assistance to help Ukraine equip and train 100 teams to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance for a year, an official said on Tuesday ...
Dispatch: The invisible killer haunting Laos 50 years after the Vietnam War
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAt first glance, the scene is unremarkable: women in wide-brimmed hats are dotted across a rice...