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☆ They’ve sailed across Southeast Asia for centuries. Now, these sea nomads are being forced to live on land
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Salih is Bajau Laut, an indigenous seafaring group in Southeast Asia that has lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle on the ocean for centuries. More and more Bajau Laut are abandoning their traditional way of life, making them increasingly vulnerable to environmental changes. As climate change threatens the marine environment more than ever, the traditions of the Bajau Laut are quickly disappearing. Brandi Mueller/Moment RF/Getty ImagesA hypselodoris nudibranch, commonly known as a sea slug, in Mabul Island, Malaysia. The Sabunglanis are one of the few Bajau Laut families left in the region who still live on a lepa, or houseboat.

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☆ Some Ukraine drone pilots fear early advantage over Russia now lost
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] A FPV-drone sits on a ground before launching, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Donetsk region, Ukraine, November 7, 2023. ARMS RACERussia has ramped up production of FPV drones this year. The pilots of the 80th Brigade say this is still the case, although the state is now supplying some FPV drones. Ukrainian Digital Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told Reuters in September that Ukraine had boosted its overall aerial drone production by more than 100 times in 2023. Another minister said in October Ukraine would be making “dozens of thousands” of drones a month by the end of this year.

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