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Iran faces worsening water crisis as several dams nearly empty

Jul 16, 2025

Tehran [Iran], July 16: Iran is bracing for a deepening water crisis as extreme summer heat strains already dwindling resources. "We are in a state of drought," Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said this week, warning that the situation at reservoirs in several provinces is critical. Aliabadi urged the public to conserve water - and even threatened punishment. "The Energy Ministry plans to impose tough sanctions on excessive users," he said in a stern statement. In the capital Tehran, home to more than 15 million people, the situation is particularly dire. One of the city's main reservoirs could dry up within a month, according to the state news agency IRNA.(dpa)
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Weeks of erratic monsoon rains, floods kill over 100 in Pakistan

Jul 16, 2025

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 16: More than 100 people have been killed in weeks of erratic monsoon rains and flash floods in Pakistan, officials said on Tuesday, amid warnings of more rough weather ahead for the South Asian nation.

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World's 'oldest' marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident aged 114

Jul 16, 2025

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Ex-Nigeria president Buhari buried at home

Jul 16, 2025

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Russian officials mock Trump's Ukraine plans, sanctions threats

Jul 16, 2025

Moscow [Russia], July 16: Senior Russian politicians have reacted with derision to US President Donald Trump's announcement of new arms deliveries to Ukraine and threatened sanctions.
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'Most Europeans would support independent Scotland joining EU'

Jul 16, 2025

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Man who murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio dies

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President Zelensky wants Ukraine's female Economy Minister to be prime minister

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Trump issues ultimatum to Russia, declares he wants to end the conflict in Ukraine

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The West increases aid to Ukraine, sanctions Russia

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Bloody ethnic conflict in Syria

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US Supreme Court clears way for Trump to abolish Department of Education

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The Pentagon Begins Using Billionaire Elon Musk's AI Grok

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