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• Vladimir Putin defies health rumours by dipping into freezing waters
  
  The 68-year-old Russian president Vladimir Putin looked fit and healthy in tight blue swimming trunks as he dunked in a pool, repeatedly crossing himself, in footage released today.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021.
• SpaceX bought two former Valaris oil rigs to build floating launchpads for its Starship rocket
  
  Elon Musk's SpaceX bought two deepwater oil rigs last year and is converting them into floating launchpads for its Starship rocket.
  CNBC.  Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021.
• Vedanta mine settles Zambian villagers' pollution claim
  
  The claimants allege a toxic discharge poisoned water sources and destroyed farmland.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021.
• Maths teacher who 'dunked' pupil's head underwater three times avoids classroom ban
  
  Teaching watchdogs were told Matthew de Villiers, who was dismissed from Penrice Academy in St Austell, Cornwall, in 2018 after the incident, at first regarded what happened as 'horse play'.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021.
• New tool removes chemotherapy drugs from water systems
  
  'What goes in, must come out' is a familiar refrain. It is especially pertinent to the challenges facing researchers who are investigating methods to remove chemicals and pharmaceuticals from public water systems. ...
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021.
• As Day Zero Approaches, Home Builders Need To Prepare
  
  By building homes with decentralized and circular water systems, we can help avoid a clean, affordable water crisis, or Day Zero.
  Forbes.  Monday, 18 Jan 2021.
• Revive Your Lifeless Locks With These Four Hair Care Products
  
  If you have dry, unruly hair that is full of tangles, your water may be the culprit. Revive your lifeless locks with these four hair care products that will undoubtedly remove build up of all types and restore your gloss and bounce.
  Forbes.  Monday, 18 Jan 2021.
• Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source
  
  A research team has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics at the source.
  Science Daily.  Monday, 18 Jan 2021.
• SJW Group (SJW) Unit Files for Rate Hike to Recoup $265M Spending
  
  SJW Group's (SJW) unit, Connecticut Water Company files for a rate hike to recoup the expenses incurred in the last 10 years to improve its water infrastructure.
  Zacks.  Monday, 18 Jan 2021.
• Dutch Police Clash With Protesters Denouncing Lockdown Measures
  
  Police officers in riot gear used water cannons to disperse demonstrators in the center of Amsterdam opposed to government measures to contain the coronavirus.
  New York Times.  Monday, 18 Jan 2021.
• Project 17: One girl's quest for clean water in Rwanda
  
  Joyce, 17, explores progress towards the goal of clean water for all in her country, Rwanda.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 16 Jan 2021.
• This Blackwater guard pleaded guilty. He atoned. But didn't get a pardon
  
  Jeremy Ridgeway, a former Blackwater guard, pleaded guilty to the massacre in 2007 in Nissor Square in Baghdad. He testified against the other guards. He accepted responsibility. But he didn't get a pardon.
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Bear Of The Day: American States Water (AWR)
  
  Bear Of The Day: American States Water (AWR)
  Zacks.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Flint mayor says "no one is above the law" after water crisis charges
  
  Mayor Sheldon Neeley said the charges will help restore confidence in elected officials.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 14 Jan 2021.
• Prosecutors detail charges in Flint water investigation
  
  The crisis, which began in 2014, left the city of Flint's drinking water contaminated with lead, with some blaming a 2016 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that killed at least 12 people.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 14 Jan 2021.

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