India Prays for Rain as Water Wars Break Out

The monsoon in India is late and all that people can do is pray for rain as water wars break out. "It was a little after 8pm when the water started flowing through the pipe running beneath the dirt streets of...

Food and water shortage ravage Somalia - 400.000 lives at stake

By Miriam Mannak According to Somalian authorities, the drought in its Puntland region has become so severe that almost half a million lives are in direct danger. These reports have been confirmed by the United...

The Swan Gala night

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China faces severe water shortages, mounting pollution problems (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - SHANGHAI (AP) - China's severe water shortages are worsening due to heavy pollution of lakes and aquifers and urban development projects with a big thirst for water, such as lawns and fountains, state media reported.

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