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LA BOQUILLA DAM, Mexico: Protesters gathered on Sunday (Sep 21) in drought-hit northern Mexico in an attempt to retain control of a dam key to government efforts to diffuse tensions over a water sharing pact with the United States. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has been working to maintain a good relationship with US President Donald Trump, said on Friday that Mexico has to comply with its obligations. Under the 1944 treaty, Mexico must deliver 2,158,590,000 cubic metre of water to the United States over a five-year period. Mexico also gets US water from the Colorado River. Texas Governor Greg Abbott last week asked the State Department to help enforce the agreement. Mexico has until Oct 24 to meet a five year quota, and owes nearly a year supply of water, Abbott said. Protesters took control of the La Boquilla dam in Chihuahua, which borders New Mexico, in September. A week ago, a protester was killed in gunfire from the Mexican National Guard after the … [Read more...] about Drought-hit Mexicans assert demands that water sharing with US ends

His critics often accuse him of being too woke, with ‘virtue-signalling’ Twitter posts that threaten to undermine the BBC ’s responsibility to be impartial. But now Gary Lineker has found himself at the centre of an unexpected race row over his latest lucrative advert for Walker’s crisps. The commercial, which promotes the company’s new tie-in with KFC, has been deemed racist for perpetuating a negative stereotype of black people liking fried chicken. The Match Of The Day presenter is the only white person to appear in the ad, which features a black barber and mixed-race twin women. Even the owner of the diversity-championing modelling agency which supplied the extras has described the advert as ‘controversial’. History experts say the notion that black people love fried chicken is a negative connotation that dates from the days of slavery in America. During the 40-second advert, Lineker tucks into a packet of Kentucky Fried Chicken flavour crisps before the … [Read more...] about Gary Lineker embroiled in ‘fried chicken’ race row for being the sole white man in advert for Walkers’ new KFC crisps

MANILA: Residents of the Philippines' capital on Saturday (Sep 19) flocked to an artificial white sand beach that the government has transformed from a polluted stretch of shoreline to mark International Coastal Cleanup day. Despite opposition from environmental campaigners, President Rodrigo Duterte's government has filled a 500m stretch of coastline beside the US embassy in Manila with sand made from tonnes of crushed dolomite boulders from central Philippines. Manila Bay is a 60km semi-enclosed estuary facing the South China Sea. Its waters are heavily polluted by oil, grease and trash from nearby residential areas and ports. The use of artificial sand has been met with criticism, with environmental groups saying the facelift focuses only on aesthetics and has little to do with rehabilitation. Fernando Hicap, president of fisherfolk group Pamalakaya, told Reuters that the pollution was killing fish stocks in the bay. "There is still so much garbage," he said. … [Read more...] about Polluted stretch of Manila Bay gets fake white sand makeover

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 26 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. America’s newest national park could be just what your family needs for a socially-distanced getaway this year. New River Gorge National Park and Preserve encompasses 70,000 acres along 53 miles of the New River from Bluestone Dam to Hawk’s Nest Lake in West Virginia, according to the National Park Service. It is the 63rd U.S. national park. The New River is said to be one of the oldest rivers in North America, and the park is home to the longest and deepest gorge in the Appalachian Mountains. The park offers a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities like hiking trails, whitewater rafting, rock climbing cliffs, cycling paths and hunting preserve land. The park offers a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities. WISCONSIN WOLF HUNTERS EXCEED STATE’S QUOTE BY ALMOST DOUBLE DURING … [Read more...] about West Virginia home to newest US national park

HONG KONG: The number of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins seen around Hong Kong has jumped as the pause in high-speed ferry traffic due to the coronavirus allows the threatened species to make something of a comeback, scientists said. Marine scientist Lindsay Porter of the University of St Andrews said the mammals - also known as Chinese white dolphins and pink dolphins - were moving back into parts of the Pearl River Delta that they typically avoided due to the ferries that connected Hong Kong and Macau. Dolphin numbers in the area had jumped by up to 30 per cent since March when the ferry traffic was suspended, allowing scientists a rare opportunity to study how underwater noise affected their behaviour, she said. "These waters, which were once one of the busiest thoroughfares in Hong Kong, have now become very quiet," said Porter, who has studied dolphins for three decades from Hong Kong. From a small rubber boat, Porter and her team drop microphones into the water and use … [Read more...] about Rare dolphins return to Hong Kong as coronavirus halts ferry traffic