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August 31: Nepal Flood Rescue and Rural Maternity Care
In climate and energy
Turkmenistan has begun repairing major methane leaks at aging oil and gas sites, according to the latest UN data. The country had been identified as the worst for releases of the potent greenhouse gas, so the repairs could make a meaningful difference if they are sustained and independently verified.
In South Korea
Han Hak-ja, the 83-year-old leader of the Unification Church, has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribery. A court found that she gave South Korea’s former first lady two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace.
On the Nepal-Tibet border
Rescuers are still trying to reach communities and hydropower sites cut off by catastrophic flash floods. More than 900 workers are believed trapped in tunnels or underground areas at roughly six Nepalese hydropower projects. The reported death toll has reached at least 903 in Nepal and 16 in Tibet, while thousands remain missing and helicopters are delivering aid to isolated districts.
In U.S. health care
A KFF analysis warns that further rural hospital and obstetric-unit closures could leave Medicaid patients in 14 states facing median trips of an hour or more for inpatient maternity care. From 2010 to 2022, 238 rural obstetric units closed, while only 26 opened, leaving many communities with few nearby alternatives.
In Mexico
A car bomb outside a police station in Zacatecas injured six people, officials said. The state sits on major drug-trafficking routes toward the United States, and the attack underscores the pressure on local authorities in a corridor contested by criminal groups.
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