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Iran battles to save one of the world's largest saltwater lakes
Lake Oroumieh in Iran - or at least what's left of it.
It's one of the largest saltwater lakes on earth, but in the past decade, it's shrunk by more than 80 percent to just 1,000 square kilometres (386 square miles).
Experts claim it's...
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Michigan Gov. Snyder Booed at Obama Flint Event
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus054834Speaking over waves of boos, Gov. Rick Snyder has apologized for Flint's contaminated water crisis.Snyder's appearance at a Flint high school Wednesday surprised more than 1,000 people who...
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Michigan Gov. Snyder Booed at Obama Flint Event
Speaking over waves of boos, Gov. Rick Snyder has apologized for Flint's contaminated water crisis.Snyder's appearance at a Flint high school Wednesday surprised more than 1,000 people who were waiting to hear from President Barack...
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Calls for improved transport links to save desert oasis
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4035356LEAD IN: Tourism ministers are trying to attract more visitors to the oasis of Zagora in south-east Morocco. The isolated region at the foot of the High Atlas mountains and the start of the...
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Calls for improved transport links to save desert oasis
LEAD IN: Tourism ministers are trying to attract more visitors to the oasis of Zagora in south-east Morocco. The isolated region at the foot of the High Atlas mountains and the start of the Sahara desert offers a rich cultural heritage...
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Michigan governor booed at Obama Flint event
Speaking over waves of boos, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder apologised for Flint's contaminated water crisis.Snyder's appearance at a Flint high school on Wednesday surprised more than 1,000 people who were waiting to hear from President...
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Shepherds celebrated with annual festival
LEAD IN:A western region of Tunisia has hosted a shepherds' festival to celebrate their culture and work.The event showcased the skills needed to look after sheep and brought together local and foreign musicians.STORY-LINE:Rushing from...
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Germans celebrate 500 year old beer law with beer
LEAD IN:A law stipulating what a German beer can contain turns 500 years old on Saturday April 22.The beer purity law - that says beer can only contain water, barley and hops - is celebrated with a festival in its birthplace...
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Group of Flint Residents Condemns Trump’s Visit
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION – AP CLIENTS ONLYFlint, Michigan – 14 September 20161. Various of anti-Trump protesters holding up a "wall" made of used water bottles at the site of a news conference...
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Farmers forced to re-think their use of water resources
LEAD IN: Reservoirs in northern Iraq have filled again after years of punishing drought.But farmers in the region are having to re-think their traditional methods as water reserves become ever scarcer and more difficult to obtain. ...
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Haiti hurricane victims restless as aid arrives
While workers stacked bags of rice inside a warehouse on Sunday, an angry group of residents at a Haitian coastal town swept by Hurricane Matthew watched past UN troops protecting the delivery.The amount of medical and food aid arriving...
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Haiti hurricane victims restless as aid arrives
Workers on Sunday stacked bags of rice inside a warehouse in a Haitian coastal town swept by Hurricane Matthew, under the watchful protection of UN troops, as an angry group of residents watched.The amount of medical and food aid...
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Man "harvests" rain in Mexico
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYMexico City - 20 September 20161. Various of water falling from the ceiling tramp2. Small neighbourhood on the outskirts of Mexico City as seen from roof's water...
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Trump Tours Flint Water Treatment Plant
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump briefly toured the Flint, Michigan water treatment facility Wednesday afternoon.The mayor of Flint, Michigan, is not happy that Donald Trump is planning to visit her city as it deals with its...
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Camps for Mosul displaced hit by water shortages
IRAQ DISPLACEDSOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 2:35SHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYChamakor camp, Khazer - 21 April 20171. Various of boxes of aid2. Aid workers with papers3. Various of aid items...
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Thousands infected in Yemen cholera epidemic
Collapsing in the street and constantly vomiting, some of the Yemeni villagers barely make it to the tiny health centres where doctors spread sheets in the backyard and use trees to hang bags of IV fluids for patients.
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Work on Palestinian/Israeli water sharing deal begins
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A US-brokered water sharing deal between Israel and the Palestinian territories has started being implemented.
The deal was reached last month and is bringing an increased water supply to thousands of...
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Outbreak of diseases feared in Freetown disaster zone
Aid groups in Sierra Leone were distributing water filters, buckets, storage tanks and hygiene materials across Freetown on Saturday to prevent an outbreak of waterborne following deadly flooding and mudslides in Sierra Leone.
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Conference on water and climate opens in Italy
An international summit on water and climate opened in Rome on Monday and focused on the world's river basins.
The speakers in their opening statements agreed upon the need for an enhanced international cooperation in water...
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Heatwave alerts announced by doctors in southern Europe
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The heatwave wreaking havoc in southern Europe is set to continue with doctors warning that it's becoming a hazard to health.
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Countries across Europe are baking in record...
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Long lines for water and ice in Puerto Rico town
In the town of Dorado, just 15 miles west of the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan, people are coming from far and wide to get their rations of clean water and bags of ice Saturday.
The local water treatment plant, whose...
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PM tours water plant before returning to West Bank
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Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah visits a new saltwater desalination plant in Deir al-Balah on Thursday.
It was opened by international aid workers in co-operation with the Palestinian...
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Calif. Snow Levels Fall Short In Early Measure
The grassy brown Sierra meadow where California's water managers gave the results of the winter's first manual snowpack measurements Wednesday told the story - the drought-prone state is off to another unusually dry start in its vital...
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Trump admin. proposes rollback of water rules
The Trump administration proposed withdrawing federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands across the country Tuesday, making good on President Donald Trump's campaign pledge to weaken landmark Obama-era water rules long...