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Unexploded Ordnance Hampers Eastern Ukraine Reconstruction
Sappers in eastern Ukraine are neutralizing 20–80 explosive devices daily, including homemade explosives, camouflaged mines, and booby-trapped toys, left behind by retreating forces, impacting civilian safety and hindering reconstruction efforts.
Unexploded Ordnance Hampers Eastern Ukraine Reconstruction
Sappers in eastern Ukraine are neutralizing 20–80 explosive devices daily, including homemade explosives, camouflaged mines, and booby-trapped toys, left behind by retreating forces, impacting civilian safety and hindering reconstruction efforts.
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52% Bias Score
Civilian Builds Mine-Clearing Robots in Ukraine
Alexey Saniev, a civilian sapper, builds and deploys mine-clearing robots in Ukraine, utilizing his army experience and receiving partial funding from injury settlements, creating 10 such robots in under a year.
Civilian Builds Mine-Clearing Robots in Ukraine
Alexey Saniev, a civilian sapper, builds and deploys mine-clearing robots in Ukraine, utilizing his army experience and receiving partial funding from injury settlements, creating 10 such robots in under a year.
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28% Bias Score
Rat Sets World Record for Landmine Detection in Cambodia
Ronin, a giant pouched rat, set a world record by detecting 109 landmines and 15 unexploded ordnance in Cambodia between August 2021 and February 2025, showcasing the effectiveness of using rats for landmine clearance in areas like Cambodia where millions of unexploded landmines remain from past con...
Rat Sets World Record for Landmine Detection in Cambodia
Ronin, a giant pouched rat, set a world record by detecting 109 landmines and 15 unexploded ordnance in Cambodia between August 2021 and February 2025, showcasing the effectiveness of using rats for landmine clearance in areas like Cambodia where millions of unexploded landmines remain from past con...
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36% Bias Score
Cambodian Rat Breaks Landmine Detection Record
Ronin, a 68-centimeter-long African giant rat, set a world record by detecting 109 landmines and 15 explosive remnants in Cambodia, highlighting the effectiveness of using trained animals for demining efforts in areas like Cambodia where millions of unexploded landmines from a past civil war remain.
Cambodian Rat Breaks Landmine Detection Record
Ronin, a 68-centimeter-long African giant rat, set a world record by detecting 109 landmines and 15 explosive remnants in Cambodia, highlighting the effectiveness of using trained animals for demining efforts in areas like Cambodia where millions of unexploded landmines from a past civil war remain.
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24% Bias Score
Angola Nears Completion of Mine Clearance in Two Provinces
Angola's National Agency for Mine Action (ANAM) anticipates Benguela and Huambo provinces will receive mine-free zone certifications this year, following the near-completion of clearance efforts across 975 minefields nationwide, requiring an estimated $240 million in funding.
Angola Nears Completion of Mine Clearance in Two Provinces
Angola's National Agency for Mine Action (ANAM) anticipates Benguela and Huambo provinces will receive mine-free zone certifications this year, following the near-completion of clearance efforts across 975 minefields nationwide, requiring an estimated $240 million in funding.
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40% Bias Score
US Halts Cambodia Demining Grants, Raising China Influence Concerns
The U.S. State Department temporarily suspended grants funding 30% of Cambodia's landmine removal efforts, prompting concerns about increased casualties and China's growing influence, while a review of U.S. foreign assistance programs is underway.
US Halts Cambodia Demining Grants, Raising China Influence Concerns
The U.S. State Department temporarily suspended grants funding 30% of Cambodia's landmine removal efforts, prompting concerns about increased casualties and China's growing influence, while a review of U.S. foreign assistance programs is underway.
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52% Bias Score
Japan's High-Tech Demining Aid to Ukraine
Japan is aiding Ukraine's demining efforts through technological advancements, including AI-powered drones for mine detection, and practical support such as donating mine-clearing excavators and training Ukrainian personnel, with a goal to protect civilians and enable reconstruction.
Japan's High-Tech Demining Aid to Ukraine
Japan is aiding Ukraine's demining efforts through technological advancements, including AI-powered drones for mine detection, and practical support such as donating mine-clearing excavators and training Ukrainian personnel, with a goal to protect civilians and enable reconstruction.
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20% Bias Score
Rat Sets World Record for Landmine Detection
Ronin, a giant pouched rat, set a world record by detecting 109 landmines and 15 unexploded ordnance in Cambodia between August 2021 and February 2025, showcasing the effectiveness of animal-assisted landmine detection in addressing the global landmine crisis.
Rat Sets World Record for Landmine Detection
Ronin, a giant pouched rat, set a world record by detecting 109 landmines and 15 unexploded ordnance in Cambodia between August 2021 and February 2025, showcasing the effectiveness of animal-assisted landmine detection in addressing the global landmine crisis.
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40% Bias Score
Cambodian Rat Sets World Record for Landmine Detection
Ronin, a 68-centimeter-long African giant pouched rat, set a world record by detecting 109 landmines and 15 explosive remnants of war in Cambodia, highlighting the effectiveness of animal-assisted mine detection in addressing the country's extensive minefields.
Cambodian Rat Sets World Record for Landmine Detection
Ronin, a 68-centimeter-long African giant pouched rat, set a world record by detecting 109 landmines and 15 explosive remnants of war in Cambodia, highlighting the effectiveness of animal-assisted mine detection in addressing the country's extensive minefields.
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24% Bias Score
Hero Rat Magawa Retires After Discovering 71 Landmines in Cambodia
Magawa, a mine-detecting rat, retired on June 4, 2021, after discovering 71 landmines and numerous explosive devices in Cambodia over five years; he was awarded the PDSA medal for his service, and a new generation of HeroRATS is ready to continue his work.
Hero Rat Magawa Retires After Discovering 71 Landmines in Cambodia
Magawa, a mine-detecting rat, retired on June 4, 2021, after discovering 71 landmines and numerous explosive devices in Cambodia over five years; he was awarded the PDSA medal for his service, and a new generation of HeroRATS is ready to continue his work.
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24% Bias Score
Russian Sappers Clear Mines in Kursk Oblast, Enabling Civilian Return
In the border regions of Kursk Oblast, Russia, sappers from the 92nd Engineer Regiment are clearing mines and explosive devices left behind by retreating Ukrainian forces, using advanced technologies like the Uran-6 robotic complex to ensure the safe return of civilians and the restoration of essent...
Russian Sappers Clear Mines in Kursk Oblast, Enabling Civilian Return
In the border regions of Kursk Oblast, Russia, sappers from the 92nd Engineer Regiment are clearing mines and explosive devices left behind by retreating Ukrainian forces, using advanced technologies like the Uran-6 robotic complex to ensure the safe return of civilians and the restoration of essent...
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60% Bias Score
Russian Sappers Clear Over 85,000 Hectares in Ukraine
Russian military engineers are clearing vast areas in Ukraine affected by mines and unexploded ordnance, using various methods including the UR-77 Meteorit system; they have cleared over 85,000 hectares, 2,800+ km of roads, and over 1.5 million explosive items.
Russian Sappers Clear Over 85,000 Hectares in Ukraine
Russian military engineers are clearing vast areas in Ukraine affected by mines and unexploded ordnance, using various methods including the UR-77 Meteorit system; they have cleared over 85,000 hectares, 2,800+ km of roads, and over 1.5 million explosive items.
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60% Bias Score
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