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World needs 'greener' water policies as demand rises: UN
AFP, Published on 19/03/2018
» PARIS - Governments should focus on "greener" policies to improve the supply and quality of water as climate change and a growing global population threaten the water security of billions, the United Nations said on Monday.
Want to stop climate change? Take them to court
News, Mark Buchanan, Published on 21/03/2018
» Climate change is profoundly unfair: By failing to address it, today's leaders are imposing what could prove to be an unbearable burden on future generations. But how can they be made to recognise the danger and act? Using the US legal system, a group of children has found a novel way to do so.
Make it rain! Forced downpours keep reservoirs fed
News, Published on 22/03/2018
» Artificial rain-making operations are under way to add water to key reservoirs in major provinces in the Northeast, the East and the upper South, according to the Department of Royal Rain Making and Agricultural Aviation.
Kane fit to make Spurs bench at Chelsea
AFP, Published on 01/04/2018
» LONDON - Harry Kane made a quick return from ankle ligament damage to take his place on the Tottenham Hotspur bench for Sunday's crucial Premier League clash with Chelsea.
Feeding the world
Asia focus, Published on 02/04/2018
» Alan Willits has been a busy man since he arrived in Singapore in mid-2014 to oversee the continued expansion in Asia Pacific of Cargill, one of the world's biggest agribusiness and commodities trading businesses.
Two degrees no longer seen as global warming guardrail
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» PARIS - Limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius will not prevent destructive and deadly climate impacts, as once hoped, dozens of experts concluded in a score of scientific studies released Monday.
Drought preparations in full swing
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/04/2018
» Five government and state enterprise agencies have joined hands in combating drought expected to strike the country over the next six months.
All eyes on Tiger at Masters practice
AFP, Published on 03/04/2018
» AUGUSTA, Georgia: Tiger Woods excited fans and rivals alike by practicing Monday at the Masters, the 14-time major champion totally healthy at Augusta National for the first time in five years.
Woods's compelling comeback bid drives Masters drama
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» AUGUSTA (UNITED STATES) - Tigermania has blossomed along with the azaleas at Augusta National, but 14-time major champion Tiger Woods is just one of the contenders at a Masters that promises to be a classic.
Solving food security in an era of meagre resources
News, Jose Graziano DaSilva, Published on 05/04/2018
» All UN member countries have committed themselves to eradicate hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. This was a bold and ambitious move but it seemed achievable after decades of declines in the number of hungry people worldwide. Here in the Asia-Pacific region we saw some of the most impressive declines until just recently. Yet, today, there are still nearly a half-billion undernourished people in this region -- some 490 million -- far more than any other part of the world.