UN warns fresh water supplies under threat
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UN warns fresh water supplies under threat

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 17, 202626 min

The UN says climate change is having a serious effect on the global supply of fresh water. Rivers and lakes are drying up while glaciers are retreating according to a new report. Also: South African police have found the body of a ninth murdered woman since July, as concern grows over a string of unexplained deaths near Johannesburg; Canada's prime minister has told the European Parliament he welcomes ambitions for associate EU membership in a speech containing thinly veiled criticism of Donald Trump's America; The chief executive of Microsoft AI says that unless adequate restrictions are implemented in the...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. This This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Valerie Sanderson and at 1300 hours GMT on Thursday 17th September these are our main

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stories. The United Nations is warning of a serious decline in the amount of fresh water stored on the Earth's surface, increasing chances of flooding and drought. In South Africa, police discover the body of a woman to the east of Johannesburg, the

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ninth killing in two months. Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes the European Union's proposal of associate membership. Also in this podcast. I think that if we all create AIs that are able to act autonomously, that can define their own

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