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Brazil to revoke waterway decree after Indigenous protesters occupied Cargill port

Indigenous people celebrate after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government revoked Decree 12,600, which allowed plans to dredge the Tapajos River and expand rail transport of soy and corn for export markets, outside Cargill’s Santarem terminal in Santarem, Brazil February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Indigenous protesters occupy Cargill's Santarem port terminal in Brazil

A protester shows a sign that reads \"Mother water transports life, not capitalism\" during a demonstration at Cargill's offices in support of Indigenous groups who have been blocking truck traffic for several days at the entrance of Cargill's Santarem terminal in northern Brazil, protesting against plans to dredge the Tapajos river and move more grains like soy and corn destined for export markets, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 20, 2026. REUTERS/Jean Carniel

Alpine skiing-African and Caribbean skiers unite to call for more inclusion, support

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - Stadium, City, Italy - Month Day, 2026 A group of skiers from Jamaica, South Africa, Eritrea, Madagascar, Benin and Kenya stand together ahead of the alpine skiing slalom race at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio,Italy - February 15, 2026 REUTERS/ Angelika Warmuth

Alpine skiing-American-Jamaican Rivers siblings channel 'triplet telepathy' to support Henri's Games debut

18-year-old alpine skier representing Jamaica, Henri IV Rivers, stands by his sisters, Helaina and Henniyah, ahead of the alpine skiing race at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, February 10, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

US capital Washington under fire over massive sewage leak

The spill is estimated to be equivalent to around 450 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Spectacular ice blocks clog up Germany’s Elbe river

Onlookers make their way through large chunks of ice and ice floes washed up along the banks of the Elbe river near Geesthacht, northern Germany.

Pakistan accuses India of disrupting river flows

Commuters ride along a bridge across the overflowing Tawi river after heavy rains induced floods in Jammu on Aug 27.

Iraq's dreams of wheat independence dashed by water crisis

A person walks along the edge of uncultivated farmland on the outskirts of Najaf, where dry soil stretches across fields left unplanted due to water shortages, in Najaf, Iraq, November 29, 2025. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Eight killed after overloaded ferry sinks in Indonesia’s Mahakam River

Eight people died after a ferry sank in the Mahakam River in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Body of man, 69, found floating in waters near Esplanade

The police said they received a call for help at about 9am on Nov 13. The body of a man was found floating in the waters along Queen Elizabeth Walk.

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