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CNN  —  The bottled water industry is a juggernaut. More than 1 million bottles of water are sold every minute around the world and the industry shows no sign of slowing down, according to a new report. Global sales of bottled water are expected to nearly double by 2030. But the industry’s enormous global success comes at a huge environmental, climate and social cost, according to the report published Thursday by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, which analyzes the industry’s global impacts. Groundwater extracted to help fill billions of plastic bottles a year poses a potential threat to drinking water resources and feeds the world’s plastic pollution crisis, while the industry’s growth helps distract attention and resources away from funding the public-water infrastructure desperately needed in many countries, according to the report. Researchers analyzed data from 109 countries and found that the bottled water industry…

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Families displaced by Tropical Cyclone Freddy take shelter in Blantyre, Malawi, on Tuesday, March 14. Thoko Chikondi/AP Updated 0119 GMT (0919 HKT) March 17, 2023 Tropical Cyclone Freddy has killed hundreds of people after it ripped through Malawi and Mozambique. The resulting devastation has left survivors trapped and fighting for survival, while thousands of people have been displaced. The deadly cyclone has broken records for the longest-lasting storm of its kind.Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye. Source

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Millions in the UK feel that their wages are not keeping up with the cost of living. Panorama explores the extent of the challenges facing the UK economy and hears from the Resolution Foundation, a think tank focusing on low-to-middle income households. Ros Atkins asks why so many people are feeling so poor.Surviving the Pay Squeeze is on BBC One at 8pm on Monday, and on BBC iPlayer Source

Miss Wales says she is grateful after life-changing M4 crash - BBC News Source

It has been 20 years since the beginning of the invasion of Iraq.The third generation of his family to serve with the Black Watch, Kevin Stacey was among thousands of British troops deployed to Iraq in 2003.He ended up serving three tours of the country, despite being seriously injured by an IED in the city of Basra in 2004.Since leaving the Army, Kevin has pursued his passion for cycling in the Scottish Highlands, helping him come to terms with his experiences.Video by Cameron Buttle and Morgan Spence Source

Written by Hanna Pham, CNNIf you're in the market for ghoulish ceramic heads or colorful collages of gay sex among off-duty soldiers, a new digital art platform has you covered. The one-of-a-kind online hub is a new venture from Queer Art Projects, a London-based production company. Launched last December, QAP.digital is currently home to sixteen LGBTQ artists and features dozens of pieces — from paintings to zines, photography to textile art — handpicked by its founders Tuna Erdem and Seda Ergul, and collaborator Mine Kaplangi.Its goal: to uplift contemporary queer art in all its forms — and make it easier than ever to market it. "QAP.digital believes queer art needs to be kept alive not only in the name of much needed diversity, but also in the name of perpetual creativity," the website reads. "QAP.digital is a space to celebrate queer art, and to help it live, flourish, thrive."Erdem and…