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A villager, who used to use water from the now-polluted Kok River, washes dishes with water piped in from the mountains, in Thaton, Thailand, near the border with Myanmar, June 23, 2025. Unregulated rare-earth mining led by Chinese enterprises in conflict-ravaged Myanmar is creating an environmental calamity in neighboring Thailand. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times/Fotoarena)
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