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The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday to exhort governments to better manage one of humanity’s shared resources. A quarter of the world’s population relies on unsafe drinking water while half lacks basic sanitation, the U.N. said. Meanwhile, nearly three-quarters …

Florida is looking to expand its ban on teaching young children about sexual orientation and gender identity issues to include all students in its public schools under a new rule set for a vote by the state Board of Education next month. The proposed rule is the latest move by …

A plan to expand the hill town Da Lat and turn it into an administrative center with high-end tourism could be a chance to reduce the overload in the city and instead share it with satellite towns, experts said. Architect Ngo Viet Nam Son said Da Lat’s infrastructure system is …