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Cervical cancer patients number May reach 20 million by 2020

The number of gynecologic or cervical cancer patients may reach 20 million by 2020, according to Prof A.P.M. Heintz, a ...

Govt earmarks Rp65.2 trillion for drinking water projects

The government is preparing Rp65.2 trillion for the development of drinking water facilities in cities and rural areas ...

Flash floods hit eight villages in Gorontalo

Flash floods triggered by incessant heavy rains over the past week, hit eight villages in Gorontalo Province, ...

250,000 Pakistani children die a year due to unsafe water

Findings of a government body suggest that unsafe water kills 250,000 children in Pakistan a year. According to a new ...

Regional governments should ban shallow groundwater use

Regional governments should have the gut to ban the usage of shallow groundwater use by industries in areas that have ...

Low levels of radioactive Iodine, isotope Cesium-137 and -134 detected in Chinese mainland

"Extremely low levels" of radioactive iodine-131 was detected in the air over some areas of the 31 provincial-level ...

Jackie Chan, Asian stars raise funds for Japan

Action hero Jackie Chan and other Asian stars raised over HK$25 million ($3.2 million) at a charity concert Friday in ...

Jackie Chan, Asian stars raise funds for Japan

Action hero Jackie Chan and other Asian stars raised over HK$25 million ($3.2 million) at a charity concert Friday in ...

Japan detects radioactivity 30 km off coast

Japanese scientists have found measurable concentrations of radioactive iodine-131 and caesium-137 in seawater samples ...

Govt needs Rp 10 trillion investment in drinking water

The government is preparing two million house connections of drinking water with an investment of Rp10 trillion in ...

Save water sources for next generations

Ever heard the punchline "Save the Water, Drink Beer"?. Although the saying might originally have been intended to ...

Almost 600,000 evacuated in Japan after quake: UN

About 590,000 people have been evacuated in Japan over the last three days following the devastating earthquake and ...

News Focus: Indonesians Struggle To Get Out Of Strife-torn Libya

Amid chaotic conditions and violence in Libya, a number of Indonesian nationals, like other foreigners of various ...

Indonesians struggle to get out of Strife-torn Libya

Amid chaotic conditions and violence in Libya, a number of Indonesian nationals, like other foreigners of various ...

Australian government supports clean water program

The Australia government supported clean water access program for about 2,000 households in Serang, Banten. ...