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PHOTOS: World Water Week
18 Aug 2008 10:21:00 GMT
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A boy rests as he carries water in a wheelbarrow at a refugee camp in Kabul August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi ( AFGHANISTAN)
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Water which are offered in a water menu are seen in an hotel in central Sydney August 6, 2008. A Sydney hotel launched what is believed to be the first water menu of its kind in Australia this week, offering 20 varieties of water from around the world, with some costing more than a glass of wine. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA)
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Refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan' s western Darfur region carry water at Djabal camp near Gos Beida in eastern Chad June 20, 2008. Friday marks U.N. World Refugee Day. Reflecting the violence in Darfur that has swept in both directions across the Chad-Sudan border, there are 250,000 Sudanese refugees scattered in a dozen camps in eastern Chad and 180,000 internally displaced Chadians, U.N. officials say. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (CHAD)
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A boy jumps into the Ganges on a hot summer's day in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata April 24, 2008. Temperatures have remained above normal in several parts of India. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw ( INDIA)
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A woman looks out the window of her dwelling located along a polluted river on Earth Day in Pasay City, Metro Manila April 22, 2008. REUTERS/John Javellana ( PHILIPPINES)
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A boy drinks from an open fire hydrant along a street in Manila March 23, 2008. The Philippines observe World Water Day, a global event which will focuses on increased access to clean and safe water. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES)
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A dead fish is seen at a dried-up reservoir on the outskirts of Yingtan, Jiangsi province March 21, 2008. Water shortages are on the rise -- stemming from soaring demand, growing populations, rising living standards and changing diets. A lack of supply is compounded by pollution and climate change. The United Nations General Assembly has designated March 22 of each year as the World Day for Water. Picture taken March 21, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA).
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Children play on a wooden boat in a river littered with garbage in Jakarta March 22, 2008. The United Nation General Assembly has designated March 22 of each year as the World Day for Water. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA)
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A view of the measuring poles used to read the water levels stands at El Yeso reservoir, some 60 km (37 miles) south east of Santiago, March 20, 2008. Chile is suffering its worst drought in decades. Rainfall records show the semi- arid region got one of its lowest levels of precipitation in half a century, and some specialists say its been 80 years since the weather got so dry. The United Nations marks World Water Day on March 22. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE)
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A man brushes his teeth on the edge of a river in San Pedro Sula March 19, 2008. According to a UNDP report published in January 2008, 1.5 million people have no access to potable water in Honduras. March 22 is U.N. World Water Day. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS)
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Sorie Sesay, 10, carries water to sell in plastic packages in Mabella slum in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, March 13, 2008. Young children ply the squalid streets ferrying and selling water, while related illnesses such as cholera, malaria and diarrhoea take hold. Dirty water kills 3,900 children a day around the world. To match feature WATER-LEONE REUTERS/Katrina Manson (SIERRA LEONE)
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