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12 Oct 2018 - 10:11 - ISLAMABAD - Local Press Report
The Supreme Court on Thursday warned that the plants of mineral water companies may be shut down if they fail to pay Rs1 per litre for water extracted from the ground.
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12 Oct 2018 - 10:11 - DELHI - Local Press Report
India’s rapidly progressing solar sector is heavily exposed to water risks, with around 94% of installed capacity deployed in water-stressed areas, according to a new report from consultancy firm B
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12 Oct 2018 - 10:11 - GENEVA, Switzerland - Local Press Report
The Ministry of Health of Somalia has announced 29 new cases of cholera for week 24 to 30 September, 2018. Among them, 45% were 5 years old and below.
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12 Oct 2018 - 10:11 - ABUJA - Local Press Report
The N50 billion Sunti Golden Sugar Estate (SGSE) built by giant food and agro-allied company, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, in Mokwa, Niger State, has been ravaged by massive flood, leading to suspen
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12 Oct 2018 - 10:11 - Mexico City, Mexico - Local Press Report
Fortuna Silver Mine's shares fell to a new 12-month low Thursday after the company said abnormally high rainfall had caused an overflow in a contingency pond of the dry stack tailings facility at i
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12 Oct 2018 - 10:11 - ACCRA - Local Press Report
Former President John Mahama has described as false, allegations that his administration diverted funds intended for the construction of the Pwalugu dam in the Upper East Region.
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12 Oct 2018 - 10:40 - DHAKA, Bangladesh - OOSKAnews Info
Bangladesh can reduce poverty and accelerate growth faster by taking urgent actions to improve the quality of water and sanitation, says a new World Bank report. Despite progress in improving access to water and sanitation, 41 percent of all improved water sources are contaminated with E. Coli bacteria, which suggests a high prevalence of fecal contamination.
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12 Oct 2018 - 10:03 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - OOSKAnews Correspondent
Former Guatemala Vice President Roxana Baldetti was jailed for 15 years this week for her involvement in an $18 Million USD fraudulent state contract with an Israeli water technology company. A Gua
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12 Oct 2018 - 09:24 - ANKARA, Turkey - OOSKAnews Correspondent
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to increase water supplies to Iraq according to an October 10 announcement by Iraq parliament speaker Mohammed Al Halbousi. The move comes on the heels of an announcement by Iran’s agriculture minister that water supplies from Iran into Iraq would be cut as Iran continues to face its own drought-related water challenges.
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12 Oct 2018 - 08:21 - WASHINGTON, United States - OOSKAnews Correspondent
The US Senate passed bipartisan legislation October 10 authorizing billions of dollars in spending for waterway and safe water projects. The spending is directed at improvement of ports, dams and harbors, protection against floods, restoration of shorelines and drinking water safety.
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12 Oct 2018 - 08:57 - SEOUL, South Korea - OOSKAnews Correspondent
South Korea has announced the reopening of water treatment plants to service a new Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office in Kaesong; tap water will also be provided to North Korean residents in the greater Kaesong region. The Seoul government says the new initiative is not in breach of international sanctions against Pyongyang.
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12 Oct 2018 - 06:41 - MONTEGO BAY - Local Press Report
The Government has commenced a review of the corporate governance and business model of the National Water Commission (NWC).
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12 Oct 2018 - 06:41 - LUXEMBOURG - Local Press Report
At their monthly meeting in Luxembourg on October 9, the Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved backing for EUR 6.67 billion of sustainable transport, urban development, water, clean
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12 Oct 2018 - 06:41 - BEIJING - Local Press Report
Chinese scientists have developed a new remote sensing approach to assess the trophic state of global inland waters.
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12 Oct 2018 - 06:41 - TOKYO - Local Press Report
The owner of the Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, said water treated at the site still contains radioactive materials that for years it has
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12 Oct 2018 - 06:41 - PESHAWAR - Local Press Report
Afghan Consul General Professor Mohammad Moeen Marastial has urged the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to sit and discuss water issues between the two countries to resolve them in line with
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12 Oct 2018 - 06:41 - BRASILIA - Local Press Report
Latin America-focused Leagold on Wednesday announced a two-month shutdown of its RDM mine, in Brazil, citing continued regional drought conditions.
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10 Oct 2018 - 09:11 - MANDAN ND - Local Press Report
Mandan police say a man high on drugs climbed naked into the holy water font during Mass at a church. Officers were called to Spirit of Life Catholic Church about 9 a.m.
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10 Oct 2018 - 08:25 - NAIROBI, Kenya - OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kenya's Council of Governors and Ministry of Water and Sanitation have intervened in the dispute between the city of Nairobi and the county of Murang'a over benefits to be derived from Ndakaini Dam
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10 Oct 2018 - 08:34 - URI - Local Press Report
Residents of the village of Salamabad Dachina in the Kashmir region, which crosses the India-Pakistan border, have complained that local gypsum mining operations are posing a threat to their safety
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