Author: lin chen
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41-The Earthquake Did Not Choose the Poor, but the Buildings That Collapsed Chose Us
# The Earthquake Did Not Choose the Poor. But Risk Was Not Shared Equally. On June 24, 2026, two powerful earthquakes — magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 — struck northern Venezuela within about a minute of each other. La Guaira and parts of Caracas were among the hardest-hit areas. Buildings collapsed, hospitals were damaged and thousands…
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40-Heat Does Not Kill Everyone Equally
India went through another severe hot season in 2026. In May, temperatures exceeded 45°C across parts of northern and central India. Electricity demand climbed above 270 gigawatts, setting records and contributing to power shortages in several areas. By August 5, the Indian government had recorded **4,853 heatstroke cases and 20 heatstroke deaths** since March 1.…
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39-Please Help Me Remember Him: After the Lucknow Fire in India
Please Help Me Remember Him: After the Lucknow Fire in India On June 22, 2026, a fire broke out in a commercial building in Aliganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The building reportedly housed a learning center, an animation training institute, a pet shop, and a veterinary clinic. Many students and young people lost their…
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38-They Are Not War Casualty Numbers
The Middle East is not living through one single war. In Gaza, a ceasefire reached in October 2025 reduced the scale of fighting but did not end the killing. Reuters reported in August 2026 that more than 1,250 Palestinians had been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire, while negotiations over Israeli withdrawal and Hamas disarmament…
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37-A Village Without Men: What War Leaves Behind
In March 2024, The Washington Post visited Makiv, a village in southwestern Ukraine, and found that few men of fighting age remained. Some were serving at the front. Some had been killed or wounded. Some were missing. Others had exemptions, had left the country, or were trying to avoid mobilization. A local school official put…
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36-The Couple Who Died While Cleaning Guanhe Road
At 6:25 a.m. on June 15, 2026, two sanitation workers were killed while working on Guanhe Road in Guannan County, Jiangsu Province. They were not two strangers working the same shift. They were a married couple in their sixties. Local officials confirmed that both worked in sanitation. A nearby shopkeeper who knew them said they…