China's Yangtze fishing communities adapt to life on land
ZHONGBA ISLAND, CHINA (AFP) – Mr Yang Zeqiang’s boat chugs across the Yangtze ferrying a few people and sacks of grain – his [...]
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Water wars: Mekong River another front in US-China rivalry
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – The Mekong River has become a new front in US-China rivalry, environmentalists and officials say, with Beijing overtaking Washington in [...]
Fishermen left without fish as Cambodia's river reversal runs late
KAMPONG KHLEANG, CAMBODIA (REUTERS) – Crucial water flows to Tonle Sap, South-east Asia’s largest lake, have been delayed for a second consecutive year, [...]
Coronavirus masks, gloves polluting Europe's rivers
PARIS (AFP) – Europe’s major rivers are littered with surgical masks and medical gloves discarded by people protecting themselves against the Covid-19 coronavirus, [...]