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'We will have to share the water': a quarter of small waterways in France have run dry
A quarter of small waterways in France have run dry, leading to water restrictions in 100 departments due to low rainfall and heatwaves. The UK nationalized a Chinese-owned steel factory, expropriating Jingye Group, while Spanish scientists in Central Asia aim to refill a desertified lake to prevent CO2 release.
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