Faecal waste pollutes drinking water in Mexico’s Yucatan, Greenpeace says
The report says nearby pig farms and municipal wastewater are the likely sources of contamination.

The report says nearby pig farms and municipal wastewater are the likely sources of contamination.



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Forged signatures and thumbprints – even of dead and fictitious people – allegedly used to obtain land for bauxite mine.
The deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade.
At COP17 and COP31, governments must accelerate positive tipping points in energy, food and finance.
Roads collapse and hospitals take in water as floods swamp Turkiye’s largest city, shutting schools and halting traffic.

An orange haze is blanketing Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan as wildfires rage across the province.

The world’s oldest known shipwreck has been discovered off Turkiye’s coast, dating back nearly 5,000 years.

Eight endangered orangutans were released into a protected forest in Indonesia after wildfires destroyed their habitat.

Heavy rainfall triggered flooding in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, submerging cars, trapping people inside buildings.
Move comes as haze from Indonesian fires makes Singapore and Kuala Lumpur the world’s most polluted cities.
Rescue operation underway after flash floods swept away homes, bridges and parts of the Manaslu trekking trail.