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Capturing Water | Water | Al Jazeera
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Capturing Water | Water | Al Jazeera

Campaigners in Cape Town, South Africa confront the socioeconomic and environmental problems in the city’s water management system. After three years of poor...

‘Make showers great again’: Why Trump’s fighting bathroom water pressure | Donald Trump News
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‘Make showers great again’: Why Trump’s fighting bathroom water pressure | Donald Trump News

EXPLAINER Trump’s new executive order declares showerheads will not be ‘weak and worthless’ any more. But what about water bills? US President Donald...

‘Won’t let it happen’: Indian fishers fight .8bn offshore minerals hunt | Mining
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‘Won’t let it happen’: Indian fishers fight $1.8bn offshore minerals hunt | Mining

Kollam, India – Sebastian Stephen has spent his adult life chasing ocean winds and catching fish off the coast of Kollam, in India’s...

Six people dead after alleged dynamite attack in Bolivia gold-mining clash | Mining News
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Six people dead after alleged dynamite attack in Bolivia gold-mining clash | Mining News

The dynamite attack is thought to be the result of two mining collectives fighting over access to gold deposits. A clash between gold-mining...

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar; tremors felt in Thailand: All we know | Earthquakes News
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar; tremors felt in Thailand: All we know | Earthquakes News

Two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 have hit central Myanmar, causing death and large-scale destruction in both Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand....

Death toll rises to 28 in weeklong South Korea wildfires | Environment News
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Death toll rises to 28 in weeklong South Korea wildfires | Environment News

Five out of 11 big fires have been contained after rainfall improves firefighting conditions. Wildfires sweeping through South Korea since last Friday have...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano launches lava fountains 180 metres high
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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano launches lava fountains 180 metres high

Video shows Mount Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, launching fountains of molten lava up to 180 metres high.

South Korea says wildfires worst in its history, death toll rises to 26 | Wildlife News
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South Korea says wildfires worst in its history, death toll rises to 26 | Wildlife News

Firefighters are struggling to contain the wildfires, which continue to grow rapidly in size, fuelled by strong winds and dry conditions. South Korean...

South Korea’s ‘worst ever’ wildfires
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South Korea’s ‘worst ever’ wildfires

South Korea’s acting president says wildfires in the southeast region are the worst the country has ever seen.