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Syria denounces water cut by Turkey to one million citizens

Published on: July 15, 2021
10:22

Damascus, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) The People's Assembly (Parliament) on Thursday denounced in front of counterpart entities in the world and international organizations that Turkey deprives almost a million people of drinking water in northeast Syria.

Billions of people to lack access to safe water and sanitation

Published on: July 2, 2021
07:11

United Nations, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) Latest estimates reveal that 3 in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with soap and water at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, UN agencies warned.

Syrian Foreign Ministry blamed Turkey for water war

Published on: June 28, 2021
08:47

Damascus, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday deplored what it called the water war the Turkish Government has unleashed in the country's northeast region by depriving hundreds of thousands of inhabitants of water.

Millions of children in peril of lacking safe water

Published on: May 25, 2021
08:30

United Nations, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones worldwide are putting the lives of millions of children around the world in danger, and are a much greater threat than violence itself, warned the UN Children´s agency, UNICEF, in a report released on Tuesday.

Glaciers in central Chile endangered by climate change

Published on: May 22, 2021
00:15

Santiago, Chile, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The glaciers in central Chile are increasingly losing mass due to the darkening of the ice and its effect on the absorption of solar radiation, a study revealed recently.

Haitian president openes dam megaproject

Published on: May 2, 2021
10:54

Port-au-Prince, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Haitian President Jovenel Moïse inaugurated the dam on the Marion River, the second of its kind in this country. It can store up to 10 million cubic meters of water.

Mexico is facing nearly emergency situation due to severe drought

Published on: April 21, 2021
12:44

Mexico, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Mexico is facing a nearly emergency situation due to the severe drought that is affecting large areas, the most intense in the past 30 years, the head of the capital's government, Claudia Sheinbaum, warned on Wednesday.

Drinking warm water to lower cholesterol recommended

Published on: April 18, 2021
08:17

Moscow, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) Drinking water above 40 degrees in the morning, reducing total caloric content and limiting sweets and fats consumption are strongly recommended to lower cholesterol, Russian Endocrinologist at the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine of Moscow State University and Scientific Director of the Clinic for Systemic Medicine Zujra Pávlova said, while recalling that excess cholesterol can be harmful to health and therefore it is critical to find a balance.

South Korea to take Japan to court for releasing contaminated water

Published on: April 14, 2021
14:08

Seoul, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) The president of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, on Wednesday ordered to explore the possibility of filing a petition with an international court on Japan's decision to release contaminated water from the destroyed nuclear plant in Fukushima.

Cuban Peralta to play in Spanish water polo first division

Published on: March 29, 2021
14:18

Havana, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Jose Alberto Peralta is preparing on Monday to enter the first division of water polo in Spain after his club CN Granollers celebrated this weekend the category pass.

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