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Egypt launches campaign to rationalize water consumption
Egypt

Egypt launches campaign to rationalize water consumption

Egypt’s Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW) has launched a campaign to rationalize water consumption across the country. In…
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula
Middle East

Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula

Walking past dead palm trees on land so dry it cracks, farmer Abbas Abdul Hassan said water shortages and ensuing…
Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite
Environment

Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite

As much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another smog season, one isolated and windswept corner of…
Managing water resources is essential to Egypt’s future: Irrigation Minister
Egypt

Managing water resources is essential to Egypt’s future: Irrigation Minister

Egypt’s water resources are one of the most important pillars of national security and sustainable development in all aspects of…
Israeli startups join firms making lab-grown meat
Food

Israeli startups join firms making lab-grown meat

NES ZIONA, Israel (AP) — Several Israeli start-ups have joined a handful of companies around the globe trying to develop…
In Iran, parched lands hollowed by water pumping now sinking
Middle East

In Iran, parched lands hollowed by water pumping now sinking

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Fissures appear along roads while massive holes open up in the countryside, their gaping maws a…
Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: study
Life & Style

Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: study

The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to the…
Thousands stung in Australian jellyfish ‘invasion’
Environment

Thousands stung in Australian jellyfish ‘invasion’

  Highly venomous jellyfish have stung more than three thousand people on Australia’s northeastern shores in just a few days,…
100 marathons, 100 days: A punishing run for water
Health & Fitness

100 marathons, 100 days: A punishing run for water

  From ankle-deep mud in Central Asia to the scorching heat of Australia, Mina Guli is running 100 marathons in…
2018 temperatures set to be among hottest on record: UN
Environment

2018 temperatures set to be among hottest on record: UN

Global temperatures in 2018 are set to be the fourth highest on record, the UN said Thursday, stressing the urgent…
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