World News
Ten inventive ways Cubans tackle their drinking water problems
Less rainfall, a growing population, the exhaustion of water utilities, and economic hardships are among the reasons for the scarcity of drinking water in Cuba. The daily routines of life without clean running water explained in the work by photographer Sanne Derks.
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Climate Now
Rising sea levels - how the Netherlands found ways of working with the environment
In partnership with Copernicus
The Climate Now programme looked at the different ways the city of Rotterdam combats Climate Change. It looks at how the city deals with the rise of sea levels, how a roof garden is helping to store water and grow its own produce and how a floating farm works.
France
Paris authorities cry 'fake news' over rumours of contaminated water
The prefecture of the Paris region denied on Saturday that tap water in the French capital presents "any risk for public health" and called "fake news" social media rumours claiming the water is polluted with tritium, a nuclear element.
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Madrid residents take part in annual water fight
Residents in Madrid gave one another a good soaking during the Vallecas annual water festival on the 14 July 2019.
The Battle of the Water, as it is popularly known, sees residents of the Vallecas neighbourhood dance through the streets to a drum as they spray each other with water guns.
