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Children Unfed, Thousands Share A Toilet: Oxfam Warns Of "Appalling Conditions" In Gaza
Palestinians displaced by the Gaza war are living in "appalling" conditions, with children sometimes going for a whole day without food and thousands sharing the same toilet, Oxfam warned on Tuesday.
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Billionaire Bill Gates Enters Sewer In Brussels On World Toilet Day, Shares Video
A video shared by Mr Gates on Instagram showed him going down a sewer and exploring the hidden history of Brussels' sewage system.
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Heatwave, Overflowing Toilets Hit South Korea's 'Cursed' Scout Festival
South Korea was evacuating tens of thousands of scouts on Tuesday from a problem-plagued jamboree campsite ahead of a typhoon, days after a heatwave caused mass illnesses.
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Bill Gates Reveals He Once Drank Water From 'Faecal Sludge', For A Good Cause
Mr Gates admitted he's done some ''weird cr*p' in his life'' - from drinking 'water from faecal sludge' to ''sharing a stage with human faeces. ''
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India Strengthens Its Resolve Of Toilets For All On World Toilet Day: PM Modi
India has seen an "unparalleled achievement" of providing hygienic toilets to crores of people in the last few years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today on the occasion of World Toilet Day.
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The Longest Toilet Break? Belgian Man Sits For 5 Days In Bid For Record
A Belgian man sat on a toilet for nearly five days this week in a bid to set a world record. Jimmy De Frenne, a 48-year old who is learning to be a bus driver, set himself a challenge of sitting for 165 hours on a toilet set up specially for the feat in the middle of a bar, but gave up on Friday morning after 116 hours.
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In A First, Central Railway To Introduce E-Toilets In Coaches
As a special initiative to mark World Toilet day, Central Railway (CR) department has announced to introduce e-toilets in the railway coaches for the first time. "Though e-toilets have been common in use in static locations, the concept will be tried for the first time in a mobile environment of a railway coach," said Central Railway in a press not...
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On World Toilet Day, A New Machine Aims To End India's Sewer Death Shame
Hundreds of "manual scavengers" die each year cleaning out sewers in cities across India but a machine unveiled for Monday's World Toilet Day could help to end that tragic record.
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IIT-Delhi Students Gift Women 'Stand And Pee' Device, Costing Only Rs. 10
Students at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the city have developed a "stand and pee device" for women to avoid dirty public washrooms. The device, "Sanfe (Sanitation for female)", was launched on the World Toilet Day today. It is priced at Rs 10 and has been tried and tested at the AIIMS.
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Hope Machine To End Woes Of Manual Scavengers Involved In Cleaning Sewer
Hundreds of "manual scavengers" die each year cleaning out sewers in cities across India, but a machine unveiled on World Toilet Day today could help to end that tragic record. Thousands of people, especially below poverty line, are employed in one of the world's dirtiest jobs unclogging human waste from underground pipes.
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World Toilet Day 2018: IIT Delhi Students Launch Stand And Pee Device For Women
On the occasion of the World Toilet Day, 'Sanfe', an IIT Delhi incubated startup has launched a stand and pee device for women.
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PM Modi Praises India's Increased Sanitation Coverage On World Toilet Day
India is proud of the remarkable speed with which sanitation coverage has increased in the last four years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today and reiterated his government's commitment to enhancing sanitation facilities.
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World's Biggest Toilet Pot Model Unveiled In Haryana's 'Trump Village'
The world's biggest toilet pot model was unveiled at Marora, popularly known as the "Trump village", in Haryana on the World Toilet Day today in a bid to create awareness towards sanitation and use of toilets.
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On World Toilet Day, PM Modi Says Committed To Improving Sanitation Facilities
On World Toilet Day on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his government's commitment towards improving sanitation facilities across the nation.
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What're They Drinking?! UN Body Trolled After Tweeting Honeypreet
Verified account of UN-Water tagged convicted rapist Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, daughter Honeypreet in a tweet about their World Toilet Day event
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Children Unfed, Thousands Share A Toilet: Oxfam Warns Of "Appalling Conditions" In Gaza
Palestinians displaced by the Gaza war are living in "appalling" conditions, with children sometimes going for a whole day without food and thousands sharing the same toilet, Oxfam warned on Tuesday.
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Billionaire Bill Gates Enters Sewer In Brussels On World Toilet Day, Shares Video
A video shared by Mr Gates on Instagram showed him going down a sewer and exploring the hidden history of Brussels' sewage system.
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Heatwave, Overflowing Toilets Hit South Korea's 'Cursed' Scout Festival
South Korea was evacuating tens of thousands of scouts on Tuesday from a problem-plagued jamboree campsite ahead of a typhoon, days after a heatwave caused mass illnesses.
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Bill Gates Reveals He Once Drank Water From 'Faecal Sludge', For A Good Cause
Mr Gates admitted he's done some ''weird cr*p' in his life'' - from drinking 'water from faecal sludge' to ''sharing a stage with human faeces. ''
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India Strengthens Its Resolve Of Toilets For All On World Toilet Day: PM Modi
India has seen an "unparalleled achievement" of providing hygienic toilets to crores of people in the last few years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today on the occasion of World Toilet Day.
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The Longest Toilet Break? Belgian Man Sits For 5 Days In Bid For Record
A Belgian man sat on a toilet for nearly five days this week in a bid to set a world record. Jimmy De Frenne, a 48-year old who is learning to be a bus driver, set himself a challenge of sitting for 165 hours on a toilet set up specially for the feat in the middle of a bar, but gave up on Friday morning after 116 hours.
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In A First, Central Railway To Introduce E-Toilets In Coaches
As a special initiative to mark World Toilet day, Central Railway (CR) department has announced to introduce e-toilets in the railway coaches for the first time. "Though e-toilets have been common in use in static locations, the concept will be tried for the first time in a mobile environment of a railway coach," said Central Railway in a press not...
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On World Toilet Day, A New Machine Aims To End India's Sewer Death Shame
Hundreds of "manual scavengers" die each year cleaning out sewers in cities across India but a machine unveiled for Monday's World Toilet Day could help to end that tragic record.
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IIT-Delhi Students Gift Women 'Stand And Pee' Device, Costing Only Rs. 10
Students at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the city have developed a "stand and pee device" for women to avoid dirty public washrooms. The device, "Sanfe (Sanitation for female)", was launched on the World Toilet Day today. It is priced at Rs 10 and has been tried and tested at the AIIMS.
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Hope Machine To End Woes Of Manual Scavengers Involved In Cleaning Sewer
Hundreds of "manual scavengers" die each year cleaning out sewers in cities across India, but a machine unveiled on World Toilet Day today could help to end that tragic record. Thousands of people, especially below poverty line, are employed in one of the world's dirtiest jobs unclogging human waste from underground pipes.
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World Toilet Day 2018: IIT Delhi Students Launch Stand And Pee Device For Women
On the occasion of the World Toilet Day, 'Sanfe', an IIT Delhi incubated startup has launched a stand and pee device for women.
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PM Modi Praises India's Increased Sanitation Coverage On World Toilet Day
India is proud of the remarkable speed with which sanitation coverage has increased in the last four years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today and reiterated his government's commitment to enhancing sanitation facilities.
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World's Biggest Toilet Pot Model Unveiled In Haryana's 'Trump Village'
The world's biggest toilet pot model was unveiled at Marora, popularly known as the "Trump village", in Haryana on the World Toilet Day today in a bid to create awareness towards sanitation and use of toilets.
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On World Toilet Day, PM Modi Says Committed To Improving Sanitation Facilities
On World Toilet Day on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his government's commitment towards improving sanitation facilities across the nation.
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What're They Drinking?! UN Body Trolled After Tweeting Honeypreet
Verified account of UN-Water tagged convicted rapist Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, daughter Honeypreet in a tweet about their World Toilet Day event
