Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah and Elon Musk attend World Water Forum high-level leadership meeting
Of the 72 pct of the earth's surface covered by water, only one pct is accessible and useable for drinking water and sanitation needs.
Mon May 20 2024
UN: Water fuelling conflict as 2.2 billion people lack clean drinking water
Increasing water scarcity can fuel conflicts around the world, the United Nations has warned.
Fri Mar 22 2024
More Israeli hostages expected to be freed after Gaza truce extended
The truce agreement allowed more aid trucks into Gaza, where the population faces shortages of food, fuel, drinking water and medicine.
Tue Nov 28 2023
Rising bottled water consumption signals safe drinking water goal is under threat, says UN think tank
The rise in bottled water consumption reflects decades of limited progress in and many failures of public water supply systems.
Fri Mar 17 2023
Eating one wild fish same as a month of drinking tainted water: Study
Eating just one freshwater fish equalled drinking water with PFOS at 48 parts per trillion for a month, the researchers calculated.
Sun Jan 22 2023
Egyptian-British hunger striker's family say they received 'proof of life' letter
Abd el-Fattah, who has been on hunger strike against his detention and prison conditions for more than 220 days, had resumed drinking water.
Tue Nov 15 2022
MOH to introduce Drinking Water Quality Act
MOH is planning to introduce the Drinking Water Quality Act (DWQA) soon as a measure to further fortify protection against health hazards due to unsafe drinking water.
Thu Apr 07 2022
Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority
Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island's capital today.
Sat Jan 22 2022
Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga damage after tsunami
Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights on Monday to assess damage in Tonga.
Mon Jan 17 2022
Spanish engineers extract drinking water from thin air
A Spanish company has devised a system to extract drinking water from thin air to supply arid regions where people are in desperate need.
Wed Aug 04 2021
MOH: Recalled 'Meadows' bottled water not sold here
Preliminary check by Health Ministry (MOH) on the batch of Meadows bottled drinking water from Malaysia which has been recalled from the Singaporean market found that it was not sold in this country.
Mon Dec 07 2020
Moon richer in water than once thought
If this water could be extracted, it could give astronauts travelling to the Moon and beyond access to drinking water.
Tue Oct 27 2020
Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza
Georgian-Israeli billionaire Michael Mirilashvili wants to deliver hundreds of generators that produce drinking water out of thin air.
Wed May 06 2020
Trump blames Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response
Eleven days after the devastating storm wiped out power, water and communications systems, more than half of the 3.4 million people on the island do not have access to drinking water.
Sun Oct 01 2017
Drinking more water could be a factor in weight management
Drinking more water could be an easy but overlooked way of helping to manage weight for obese individuals according to a new study by the University of Michigan.
Tue Jul 12 2016