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A tropical storm heading for Tokyo could leak sewage water into the Olympic triathlon swimming course

Olympic officials are confident that there are enough measures in place to keep athletes safe from …

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A trucker shortage means some water suppliers could get permission to dump partially treated sewage into UK rivers and the sea

The trade body Water UK told Insider that a shortage of truck drivers had disrupted the supply of f…

Grace Dean   


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11 Revolting Photos Of A London Neighborhood Being Flooded With Sewage

Oval is covered in sewage? Surely Boris' answer is to cut more firefighters and let the market sort…

Pamela Engel   


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A 'tsunami of sewage spills' sparked outrage in San Diego County

After news broke of the approved investigation, Dedina told Business Insider, ""I am thankful that …

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Nearly half of the sewage entering the 2016 Rio Olympics waterways will not be treated during events

While that number may be lower now, it is almost certainly still well-above a level that would be a…

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Some Tesla employees were reportedly ordered to walk through raw sewage during Model 3 ramp up

That report said Tesla failed to report injuries employees incurred while at work or mislabeled the…

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Here's how a city in Minnesota sent phishing scammers $1.2 million for a sewage project after being conned with lookalike company emails

In 2021, Cottage Grove, Minnesota city officials fell victim to a classic email phishing scam. It c…

Azmi Haroun   


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A man was 'covered' in poop after a passing plane dumped toilet waste over his backyard, lawmaker says

A man in Windsor, southeast England, was enjoying the sun in his backyard when raw sewage fell from…

Joshua Zitser   


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Rio mayor says the city's sewage problem in Olympic waters is 'exaggerated'

"So, there's some exaggeration. We face problems with sewage, especially in Guanabara Bay, but not …

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Bill Gates Tricked Jimmy Fallon Into Drinking Clean Water Made From Poop

Gates invited Fallon to taste-test two glasses of water: one that came out of a bottle, and the oth…

Maya Kosoff   


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Chinese ships have dumped so much poop in the South China Sea, you can see it from space: report

Sewage discharged from more than 200 Chinese vessels around the contested Spratly Islands is causin…

Vanessa Gu   


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UK health officials find rare polio virus in London sewage, and warn it may have spread to a few people in the city

Health officials say several polioviruses were found in London in recent months, but say "the risk …

Hilary Brueck   


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Olympic athletes are going to extremes to protect themselves from the sewage-filled waters in Rio

"The health and safety of athletes is always a top priority and there is no doubt that water within…

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Bill Gates' brilliant poop-water machine just started rolling out in Africa, and it could change the lives of millions

The first test is happening in Dakar, Senegal, where 1.2 million residents don't have a connec…

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Researchers at the University of Arizona say they stopped a coronavirus outbreak before it spread by testing students' poop

Researchers at the University of Arizona say they may have prevented an outbreak of COVID-19 using …

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Experts are probing whether the coronavirus can be spread through communal sewage systems after a Hong Kong high-rise found 2 cases 10 floors apart

Hong Kong Housing Minister Frank Chan said Tuesday that the city's public sewage system is safe, bu…

Mia Jankowicz