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Besieged Sudanese city faces relentless drone strikes and risk of mass atrocities, U.N. warns

Hundreds of thousands of civilians in el-Obeid are being battered by relentless drone strikes and face critical water shortages and a worsening cholera outbreak, while women and girls are reporting high rates of sexual violence.

Besieged Sudanese city faces relentless drone strikes and risk of mass atrocities, U.N. warns

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Could England and Wales ever run out of water?

Last month in England was the driest July since records began almost two centuries ago. How concerned should we be? Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought. But what does this mean and could taps eventually run dry?

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