Headlines- The US Central Command (CENTCOM) denied reports that a US aircraft was shot down in Iran, which have been making the rounds in Iranian media.
- US president Donald Trump is still not ready to sign the ceasefire extension deal, according to US Vice President JD Vance, who stated on Thursday that the US and Iran had made major progress toward it.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, stated that his country wants to control 70% of the Gaza Strip.
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), arrived the Democratic Republic of the Congo late on Thursday.
- After an explosion on Thursday, a large fire tore through an apartment building in Dallas, killing people, according to authorities.
Tag: Mekong’s Water Level
April 13, 2021
Mekong Dams Bring Hardship to Thai...
The Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers — a 5,000-kilometer waterway threading from China through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. However, dams have subverted the ecosystem, bringing drought during the monsoon season and high waters when it should be dry. That has forever changed the lives of those who depend on the river for food and work in northeastern Thailand, a poor region bordering Laos and Cambodia
July 23, 2019
Rural Laotians Suffer as Drought in...
Än extensive drought in Southeast Asia that has lasted since the beginning of this year is creating difficulties for people dependent on the Mekong river and its tributaries