Watch the full podcast! In 1999, American teacher Ronald Sakolsky raised US$5,000 to help Inner Mongolian farmer Yin Yuzhen fight desertification by planting trees in northern China’s Mu Us Desert. Twenty-six years later, they reunited to walk through a thriving green forest that replaced the barren sands. Memorial services were held Tuesday morning on the Chinese side of the China-Nepal border for victims of last week’s deadly mudslide and flash floods. According to the regional government’s latest update, 16 people were killed when the mudslide slammed into Gyirong Port on August 26, and hundreds more are still missing. Meanwhile, Chinese rescue teams are racing to clear a key road leading to the port. When reopened, the road will allow more emergency personnel and vehicles to reach the disaster zone. China’s three largest state-owned airlines—Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines—have reported a combined first-half net loss of about 8.2 billion yuan ($1.22 billion) for 2026. Marking their seventh consecutive year of first-half losses, the carriers were heavily impacted by surging jet fuel costs driven by geopolitical conflicts and sluggish domestic travel demand. Despite revenue growth across all three airlines, skyrocketing fuel expenses completely erased financial gains. WION The World is One News examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news of the day. Our aim is to empower people to explore their world. With our Global headquarters in New Delhi, we bring you news on the hour, by the hour. We deliver information that is not biased. We are journalists who are neutral to the core and non-partisan when it comes to world politics. People are tired of biased reportage and we stand for a globalized united world. So for us, the World is truly One. Please keep discussions on this channel clean and respectful and refrain from using racist or sexist slurs and personal insults. A six-year-old girl has been reunited with her parents after she was trapped for about 60 hours in mud-covered debris in Nepal. Manisha Magar was among those who went missing after a deadly flash flood hit the country last week. Nepalese principal Rajendra Dawadi recalls the harrowing moments before he decided to order students to evacuate just before a deadly flash flood hit their school. The fateful decision ended up saving the lives of over 900 students from the disaster in Nepal.
The US is #1…in DEBT
The U.S. is winning…when it comes to debt, which means long-term it’s in big trouble. With $40 trillion in debt, the entire budget of the Pentagon is now smaller than the interest payments the US is making on its debt.This puts the U.S. in a position where it may not be able to maintain its superpower status for much longer.
How an American teacher and Chinese farmer grew a forest in the desert
China holds memorial services for mudslide victims
China’s Top 3 Airlines Lose $1.2 Billion in First Half of 2026 | WION Newspoint
Girl rescued from muddy debris in Nepal
Principal saves at least 900 students from Nepal flash floods
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