Investigators Probe Buried Agent Orange at Camp Carroll
A U.S.-South Korean team uses radar and soil tests near Camp Carroll SE of Seoul to verify a veteran claim that dozens of Agent Orange drums were buried there in 1978. Officials say dioxin is minimal and not linked to health risks, while the probe weighs broader political implications and calls for wider investigations.
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South Korea
Camp Carroll Base
U.S
Phoenix
Camp Carroll
U.S. Army
Joseph E Birchmeier
Lee Myung-bak
Hong Heedeok
Ted Barker
Barker
India's lavish weddings spark waste amid rising hunger
Amid India's wealth boom, lavish 30 course New Delhi weddings feed 500 guests while leftovers flood a Mumbai dump. Food minister K V Thomas seeks curbs as prices soar and poverty rises. public awareness campaigns and guest limits are debated amid opposition from critics and industry.
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Mohammed Sultan
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International Food Policy Research Institute
Thailand
Alka Gupta
Abhilasha Kumari
Luthra
Ashish Abrol
IBM
Abrol
Suresh Misra
Indian Institute of Public Administration
Misra
Thomas’ Committee
Mali infanticide crisis among young female migrants
In Bamako many women seek work as domestic staff from villages and face pregnancy risks. An 18 year old says she delivered in a toilet pit after refusing hospital care, one of 25 of 122 prisoners held for killing or trying to kill their children. NGOs report coercion, rape, and economic pressure.
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Mali
Coumba
Unicef
Jacqueline Dembele
Muso Danbe
Dembele
Tabita
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