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"Nothing is more important than saving lives" amid disasters, says Nepali journalist Mahendra Subedi. After mudslides wrecked the Nepal-China border, some media outlets framed it through a geopolitical lens. Subedi urges the world to focus on what truly matters: Humanity.

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