Giving birth in water appears safe for mother and infant
(Reuters Health) – Giving birth in water, also known as immersion labor and delivery or waterbirth, appears safe for mother and baby, at least when it takes place in a…
Robot swans bring new advanced technology to water testing
EXCLUSIVE: Singapore researchers are testing robotic swans that could provide essential, highly advanced water testing in reservoirs around the country and … source
SINGAPORE: Inaugural Canoe Marathon
Bringing canoeing to more Singaporeans and even the disabled. That’s the aim of inaugural fun race at this year’s Singapore Canoe Marathon, held in the … source
CALIFORNIA: Singapore looks to California for lessons on water management
Singapore’s NEWater model of producing drinking water from used water is the result of much learning from California’s Orange County Water District, which first … source
Sierra Leone’s ‘Peace Diamond’ sells for $6.5 million at auction
The 14th largest diamond in the world sold for $6536360 (USD) in New York on Monday (December 4). Sierra Leone will fund its development projects with the … source
Fighting Escalates in Eastern Ukraine: VICE News Capsule, January 26
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Shelling kills dozens of civilians in eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, … source
Drought-hit Cape Town cuts water usage as ‘Day Zero’ looms
A tough water-saving regime and the generosity of farmers have given South Africa’s main tourist hub welcome respite from a severe drought and helped push … source
Cyclone shuts Sembcorp Salalah water production plant
DUBAI (Reuters) – Sembcorp Salalah Water and Power Co SSPW.OM, which operates an electricity generation and seawater desalination plant in Oman, said its water production plant had been temporarily shut…
MALAYSIA: Rising number of hotspots in Malaysia amid dry spell
A prolonged hot and dry spell has sparked more than 5000 bush and peat fires across Malaysia which is more than 1000 per cent increase compared to the … source
Microplastics found in most bottled water tested in global study
The perception of bottled water being clean and pure is being challenged by a global investigation that found the water tested is often contaminated with tiny … source