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EU Countries Consider Reintroducing Anti-Personnel Mines
Five EU countries plan to withdraw from the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention due to Russia's war in Ukraine, potentially reintroducing these weapons to Europe. This decision contradicts the EU's official stance against landmines, raising concerns about humanitarian law and global mine prolife...
EU Countries Consider Reintroducing Anti-Personnel Mines
Five EU countries plan to withdraw from the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention due to Russia's war in Ukraine, potentially reintroducing these weapons to Europe. This decision contradicts the EU's official stance against landmines, raising concerns about humanitarian law and global mine prolife...
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48% 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
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 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
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
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
Five EU Nations Consider Abandoning Anti-Personnel Landmine Ban
Facing heightened security concerns due to the war in Ukraine, five EU countries—Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland—are considering withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, a decision met with mixed responses from the EU.
Five EU Nations Consider Abandoning Anti-Personnel Landmine Ban
Facing heightened security concerns due to the war in Ukraine, five EU countries—Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland—are considering withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, a decision met with mixed responses from the EU.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Hero Rat Ronin 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 using rats for landmine detection in areas like Cambodia where an estimated 4 to 6 million unexploded landmines rema...
Hero Rat Ronin 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 using rats for landmine detection in areas like Cambodia where an estimated 4 to 6 million unexploded landmines rema...
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24% Bias Score
Ottawa Treaty Falters: Rising Landmine Casualties and Treaty Withdrawals
Despite progress in reducing landmine casualties, the 2023 global death toll rose to 5,700 due to conflicts in Ukraine and Myanmar, leading to several European nations withdrawing from the Ottawa Treaty citing military threats from Russia.
Ottawa Treaty Falters: Rising Landmine Casualties and Treaty Withdrawals
Despite progress in reducing landmine casualties, the 2023 global death toll rose to 5,700 due to conflicts in Ukraine and Myanmar, leading to several European nations withdrawing from the Ottawa Treaty citing military threats from Russia.
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36% 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.
Progress
24% Bias Score
US Aid Suspension Jeopardizes Sri Lanka's Demining Efforts
The Trump administration's suspension of aid to Sri Lanka threatens to halt the country's demining efforts, jeopardizing the livelihoods of thousands and potentially delaying the achievement of mine-free status by the 2028 deadline under the Ottawa Treaty.
US Aid Suspension Jeopardizes Sri Lanka's Demining Efforts
The Trump administration's suspension of aid to Sri Lanka threatens to halt the country's demining efforts, jeopardizing the livelihoods of thousands and potentially delaying the achievement of mine-free status by the 2028 deadline under the Ottawa Treaty.
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32% 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
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