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Amazon rivers' low water levels bring fresh challenges for locals

Amazon rivers' low water levels bring fresh challenges for locals

Many of the traditional rural population who live on river banks have been relying on outside supplies of drinking water.
Fri Sep 13 2024
Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah and Elon Musk attend World Water Forum high-level leadership meeting

Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah and Elon Musk attend World Water Forum high-level leadership meeting

Of the 72 pct of the earth's surface covered by water, only one pct is accessible and useable for drinking water and sanitation needs.
Mon May 20 2024
UN: Water fuelling conflict as 2.2 billion people lack clean drinking water

UN: Water fuelling conflict as 2.2 billion people lack clean drinking water

Increasing water scarcity can fuel conflicts around the world, the United Nations has warned.
Fri Mar 22 2024
More Israeli hostages expected to be freed after Gaza truce extended

More Israeli hostages expected to be freed after Gaza truce extended

The truce agreement allowed more aid trucks into Gaza, where the population faces shortages of food, fuel, drinking water and medicine.
Tue Nov 28 2023
Rising bottled water consumption signals safe drinking water goal is under threat, says UN think tank

Rising bottled water consumption signals safe drinking water goal is under threat, says UN think tank

The rise in bottled water consumption reflects decades of limited progress in and many failures of public water supply systems.
Fri Mar 17 2023
Eating one wild fish same as a month of drinking tainted water: Study

Eating one wild fish same as a month of drinking tainted water: Study

Eating just one freshwater fish equalled drinking water with PFOS at 48 parts per trillion for a month, the researchers calculated.
Sun Jan 22 2023
Egyptian-British hunger striker's family say they received 'proof of life' letter

Egyptian-British hunger striker's family say they received 'proof of life' letter

Abd el-Fattah, who has been on hunger strike against his detention and prison conditions for more than 220 days, had resumed drinking water.
Tue Nov 15 2022
MOH to introduce Drinking Water Quality Act

MOH to introduce Drinking Water Quality Act

MOH is planning to introduce the Drinking Water Quality Act (DWQA) soon as a measure to further fortify protection against health hazards due to unsafe drinking water.
Thu Apr 07 2022
Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority

Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority

Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island's capital today.
Sat Jan 22 2022
Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga damage after tsunami

Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga damage after tsunami

Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights on Monday to assess damage in Tonga.
Mon Jan 17 2022
Spanish engineers extract drinking water from thin air

Spanish engineers extract drinking water from thin air

A Spanish company has devised a system to extract drinking water from thin air to supply arid regions where people are in desperate need.
Wed Aug 04 2021
MOH: Recalled 'Meadows' bottled water not sold here

MOH: Recalled 'Meadows' bottled water not sold here

Preliminary check by Health Ministry (MOH) on the batch of Meadows bottled drinking water from Malaysia which has been recalled from the Singaporean market found that it was not sold in this country.
Mon Dec 07 2020
Moon richer in water than once thought

Moon richer in water than once thought

If this water could be extracted, it could give astronauts travelling to the Moon and beyond access to drinking water.
Tue Oct 27 2020
Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza

Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza

Georgian-Israeli billionaire Michael Mirilashvili wants to deliver hundreds of generators that produce drinking water out of thin air.
Wed May 06 2020
Trump blames Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response

Trump blames Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response

Eleven days after the devastating storm wiped out power, water and communications systems, more than half of the 3.4 million people on the island do not have access to drinking water.
Sun Oct 01 2017
Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024