London protesters demand water companies clean up sewage tainted rivers

London protesters demand water companies clean up sewage-tainted rivers

Thousands of people have marched in London to demand a cleanup of Britain’s sewage-clogged waterways

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Has sewage been released in rivers and the sea near you?

Companies can release raw sewage during bad weather, but the amount spilled has doubled in England.

Amid Sewage Spills and Rising Prices, Calls to Nationalize Water in England

Four decades after privatization, calls to nationalize the water industry have swept across England and Wales amid sewage spills and rising household bills.

Business - The New York Times - October 16

'Sorry' water boss has plan to end sewage spillages

Water UK chief apologises for the industry's performance as the sector faces a "root and branch" review.

Villagers are wary of plans to dam a river to ensure Panama Canal's water supply

The Panama Canal Authority is reaching out to communities that could be impacted if the Indio River is dammed to make a new reservoir ensuring the water supply needed to operate the Panama Canal

World - ABC News - October 23

Protesters call on government to tackle water pollution

Protesters from across the UK marched through London to call on the government to tackle water pollution.

Tory treasurer’s water company in discussions to take stake in Thames Water

Castle Water’s plans for the troubled utility include an eventual IPO

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Harris plays cleanup on Biden 'garbage' comment

A racist joke about Puerto Rico that Tony Hinchcliffe told at a rally for Donald Trump is an issue in the Republican's campaign against Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Georgia students protest 'dehumanizing' voting law that criminalizes handing out water

ATLANTA — In the latest public rebuke of Georgia’s controversial 2021 voting law, dozens of Black students and activists marched through the heart of historic Morehouse College on Saturday in an ...

Politics - NBC News - October 19

Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president's resignation

Political tension in Bangladesh is growing after a leading student group called for the country’s figurehead president to resign over his comments that appeared to call into question former Prime ...

World - ABC News - October 23

Albania's opposition blocks roads in a protest to demand a caretaker Cabinet

Albanian opposition activists have blocked major roads around the country for several hours, demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s ...

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Massive recovery effort underway as Floridians clean up after Milton

Parts of western Florida are still dealing with flooding and hundreds of thousands are without power after Hurricane Milton hit last week. President Biden visited Florida over the weekend, his ...

Residents and activists in central Bosnia clean up a lake after massive floods

Residents and activists in central Bosnia are pulling out debris and trash from a lake in a region that was devastated by deadly floods and landslides

World - ABC News - October 20

Storm Ashley clean-up begins after high winds and flooding

Storm Ashley brought high winds and rain to several parts of west and northern Scotland on Sunday

Vance takes on clean-up duty for Trump: From the Politics Desk

The responsibility to clean up Donald Trump's controversial remarks in the 2024 campaign trail often falls to his GOP running mate, JD Vance.

SpaceX in Talks With European Space Agency to Clean Up Space Junk

The 22-nation agency wants to clean the heavens a bit and fulfill its Zero Debris charter, which aims to stop any new orbital garbage being generated by 2030.

Business - Inc. - October 24

Evening Report — Harris moves to cleans up Biden's 'garbage' gaffe

🏛️ Plus: Supreme Court gets drawn into 2024 race {beacon} Evening Report © AP Photo/Susan Walsh Harris moves to clean up Biden's 'garbage' gaffe Vice President Harris was on clean-up duty ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

White House cleans up Biden's 'garbage' comment as Trump seizes on it

Biden seemed to call Donald Trump supporters as “garbage” during a campaign call, but has insisted that he was referring to rhetoric at a Trump rally.

‘I keep calling it a horror film’: Spaniards recount flooding as clean-up begins

Residents of Utiel in Valencia region describe how they escaped rising waters, and the devastation left behind. Miguel Aleixandre, a supermarket worker and competitive power-lifter who lives in the ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Speaker Johnson does clean up on CHIPS Act repeal question

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) quickly backtracked after saying at a campaign event on Friday that he would “probably” move to try to repeal the CHIPS and Science Act, marking the second time in a ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Enzo Maresca’s eye for detail cleans up Chelsea’s muddled thinking

Head coach is showing he does have a Plan B as his detailed management is at last instilling maturity in a young squad. Chelsea were looking for someone innovative and fresh when they parted ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Biggest Companies to Help Resolve South African Water Crisis

World - Yahoo News - October 18

Remembrance display to light up Tower of London

The show, held over nine days, is in remembrance of those who lost their lives in both world wars.

Google signs deal with nuclear company as data center power demand surges

Google is the latest tech company to turn to nuclear energy as power demand from data centers surges.

Business - CNBC - October 15

China's Top Oil Companies Turn in Mixed Results Amid Weak Demand

State-controlled producer PetroChina posted lower profit and revenue, rounding out mixed results for the country’s big three oil companies.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

Apple sales rise 6%, company seeing early iPhone 16 demand

Apple reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Thames Water seeks up to £3bn in emergency loans from creditors

New debt would involve 9.75% interest charges as utility group seeks to stave off nationalisation

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Protesters demand Kellogg remove artificial colors from Froot Loops and other cereals

Dozens of people have rallied outside the Michigan headquarters of WK Kellogg Co. to demand that the company remove artificial dyes from their cereals in the U.S. The maker of Froot Loops and Apple ...

Health - ABC News - October 15

Protesters demand arrests over train station roof collapse that killed 14 people in Serbia

Angry protesters have left red handprints in front of government buildings in the Serbian capital to demand the arrest of officials, two days after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station, ...

World - ABC News - Yesterday

City approves $6.5M to clean up and protect Rays stadium after Hurricane Milton

The city of St. Petersburg will spend about $6.5 million to clean up and protect Tropicana Field, the home of baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Milton

Sports - ABC News - 4 days ago

UK water companies face struggle to raise equity without bill hikes, Moody’s warns

Sector suffering ‘diminishing investor confidence’ while needing major investment, says rating agency

World - Financial Times - October 15

Nevada jury hands $5.2 billion verdict against Vegas company in bottled water liver damage lawsuit

A jury in Nevada has delivered a $5.2 billion award in the latest large-sum civil lawsuit against a former Las Vegas-based bottled water company found responsible for causing liver damage in ...

Health - ABC News - October 24

Aware Super and Delancey to invest up to £1bn in London’s office sector

Australian pension fund partners with UK property group in bet on asset class hit by higher rates and remote working

Business - Financial Times - October 24

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