Water

Une commission parlementaire a pris la décision inhabituelle de déclarer sa défiance à l'égard des dirigeants du fournisseur de services publics. Les députés ont accusé la direction de South East Water d'incompétence en raison de coupures d'eau répétées touchant des dizaines de milliers de clients, et ont exprimé leur manque de confiance en leur capacité à réformer l'entreprise. Des députés de tous horizons politiques ont affirmé que David Hinton, directeur général de SEW, et le conseil d'administration entretenaient une culture d'irresponsabilité au sein de la société, qui fournit de l'eau potable à 2,3 millions de clients dans le Berkshire, le Hampshire, le Kent, le Surrey et le Sussex. Lire la suite...

L'usage de la cocaïne atteint également des sommets records, selon les chiffres de l'Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Recevez notre newsletter d'actualités, notre application gratuite ou notre podcast quotidien La consommation de méthamphétamine en Australie a presque doublé au cours de la dernière décennie et la prise de stimulants atteint des niveaux records, selon de nouvelles analyses des eaux usées. Mercredi soir, l'Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (Acic) a publié son dernier rapport annuel après avoir testé des échantillons d'eaux usées provenant de 64 stations d'épuration à travers le pays entre août 2024 et 2025. Lire la suite...

• North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday, prompting immediate condemnation from Seoul and Washington amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. • South Korea's military detected at least three missile launches, with analysts assessing the tests as part of Pyongyang's ongoing weapons development program. • The U.S. State Department condemned the launches as destabilizing and reiterated its commitment to defending South Korea and Japan through extended deterrence.

• Environmental Working Group study finds 20% of Americans used systems with elevated nitrate levels from 2021-2023 data. • Nitrate poses health risks including cancer and developmental issues in contaminated supplies. • Affects millions nationwide, urging stricter regulations and testing.

Engineer and two drivers killed in recent weeks as scarcity of clean water fuels spread of preventable diseasesIsraeli forces in Gaza killed a water engineer and two drivers who transported water to displaced families over four days in mid-April, exacerbating severe shortages of clean water that are fuelling the spread of preventable disease.Israeli limits on the shipment of soap, washing powder and other hygiene products into Gaza have also forced prices up, adding to the challenge of keeping clean and avoiding infection in overcrowded shelters and tent encampments. Continue reading...

Pair, believed to be mother and son, recovered from water but died at scene in Elthorne Park, Ealing A woman and her young child have died after getting into “difficulty” in the water at a west London park, police said.Police were called to Elthorne Park in Ealing just before 4.30pm on Saturday, where a woman and child were recovered from the water, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

• Egypt has convened an emergency regional summit with Ethiopia, Sudan, and other Nile Basin nations to address water allocation disputes intensified by Sudan's ongoing civil war and dam infrastructure threats. • The summit, held in Cairo on Friday, focused on protecting the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Blue Nile water flows during heightened regional conflict; negotiations remain deadlocked. • US officials are monitoring the summit closely, concerned that water scarcity could fuel refugee crises across the Horn of Africa and destabilize a critical US partner region.