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The article reports on the flooding in southern Ukraine caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in Kherson amid the Russian invasion. It shows resident's plea for help as they are stranded in their houses, as well as the evacuation and displacement of people due to the flooding. Difficulties facing southern Ukraine include long-term housing and supply of drinking water and food. It also informs about the rescue efforts of a Ukrainian special forces unit.

The article highlights North Korea's provocative act of launching balloons with trash into South Korea, sparking tensions and prompting threats of retaliation, reviving a Cold War-era tactic amidst a history of psychological warfare between the two Koreas.

The article focuses on North Korea's resumption of dumping trash across the border into South Korea as a form of showing displeasure, with the South Korean military discovering balloons carrying garbage across the Demilitarized Zone.

The article focuses on the author's reflections on the state of the world, particularly the degradation of the environment due to human activity, symbolized by the accumulation of trash in New York City streets, prompting the author to coin the term "Obscene Era".

The article reports that "Plastic is not going anywhere anytime soon," said AJex Dabagh, who two years ago started the company aNYbag, its name a play on the ubiquity of plastic bags and an ode to his hometown, New York City. In kitchens the world over, often there is a plastic bag stuffed with other plastic bags. In Mr. Dabagh's factory in Chelsea, totes are woven from plastic bags.