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Water is a basic right – vote to defend it

Failing municipal infrastructure and contaminated taps are turning South Africa's water crisis into a violation of basic human rights. As local elections approach, voters must demand accountability from their leaders.

Water is a basic right – vote to defend it

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Japan's last active university reactor battles to stay open

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A gauge on the control panel crept upward as students watched closely inside a university nuclear research facility in western Japan.

  • Kindai University Reactor, Japan's last active university reactor, battles to stay open.
  • Established in 1961, it operates at zero power, producing 1 watt of thermal output.
  • Annual maintenance costs exceed revenue, with the reactor facing fuel supply challenges.

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