The Americans Fled Vietnam 50 Years Ago. I Visited the Buildings They Left Behind.
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The Americans Fled Vietnam 50 Years Ago. I Visited the Buildings They Left Behind.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On a rusty door at the top of a nine-story apartment building that no architect would admire, someone had scratched a declaration: “FALL OF SAIGON.” Nguyen Van Hiep can still see it happening. On April 29, 1975, as South Vietnam’s government collapsed in…

Search for Survivors at Collapsed Bangkok Building
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Search for Survivors at Collapsed Bangkok Building

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Aubonrat Setnawet, an electrician’s helper, was working with her husband on the 23rd floor of a new office tower on the northern edge of Bangkok moments before disaster struck. She needed to get some equipment, so she took the construction elevator to the…

In Photos: An Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand
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In Photos: An Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A strong earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, on Friday, damaging or collapsing bridges and buildings across a swath of Southeast Asia, killing at least 20 people in Myanmar and injuring hundreds of others. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck just before 1 p.m….

7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires
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7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fire and wind are certain to shape the future of Los Angeles as the world warms. Los Angeles had started taking steps to prepare. But there are lessons it can learn from other cities adapting to extreme fire weather: managing yards; taking care…