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Email ABC Central West By Luke Wong Posted December 16, 2019 13:31:23 Photo: Drilling contractor Max Jones says there is a surge in demand for urban residential groundwater bores. (ABC Central West: Luke Wong) Related Story: Who's watching the water? Experts urge better groundwater monitoring Related Story: Fire-ravaged NSW town had 126 days' worth of water left — and then this happened Related Story: Drought-hit winemaker has 'eureka moment' finding water as tanks, dams run dry Map: Orange 2800 Bore drilling companies say they are seeing a rising demand for groundwater bores in urban areas to keep gardens and lawns green during drought conditions. Key points:Tightening water restrictions are driving a surge in urban groundwater bores in regional and metropolitan areasBores installed for domestic and stock use are not required to be metered and there are no extraction limitsThe NSW Government says there is "unprecedented demand" for groundwater access, with … [Read more...] about Groundwater bore drilling demand spikes as urbanites to try to keep lawns green during drought

Video PlayerClose WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer outlined Democrats' framework of an impeachment trial expected to start next month in the upper chamber in a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday. Schumer called for at least four witnesses to testify, including former national security adviser John Bolton; acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney; Robert Blair, Mulvaney's senior adviser; and Michael Duffey, associate director for national security at the Office of Management and Budget. "Senate Democrats believe strongly, and I trust Senate Republicans agree, that this trial must be one that is fair, that considers all of the relevant facts, and that exercises the Senate's 'sole power of impeachment' under the Constitution with integrity and dignity," Schumer wrote. "I also propose that the Senate issue subpoenas for a limited set of documents that we believe will shed additional light on the administration's … [Read more...] about U.S. Senate minority leader outlines Democrats’ framework for impeachment trial

Video PlayerClose SYDNEY, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Passengers on board the Ovation of the Seas cruise liner have returned to Sydney Harbor on Monday, one week after the harrowing White Island Volcano disaster in New Zealand. At the time of the surprise eruption, 47 holiday makers from the ship were on the island. So far, the official death toll stands at 16, although two people remain missing and around 25 are currently being treated at highly specialized burns units in Australian and New Zealand hospitals. The passengers were reported to be in an extremely tearful and somber mood when disembarking at the Circular Quay terminal. A woman named Joanne told the Australian Associated Press, "people that went on my holiday of a lifetime that I've waited 50 years for and they never got to come home... dreadful. It just broke my heart," she said. A man named Troy, one of the passengers returning home, praised the actions of the Royal Caribbean crew, telling Channel 9 "(they) were really good. … [Read more...] about Tearful, angry cruise passengers return to Sydney after New Zealand volcano tragedy

Video PlayerClose BOGOTA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The year 2019 has been a banner year for China-Colombia ties, Colombian economist Enrique Posada told Xinhua in a recent interview. Relations were strengthened by Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez's state visit to Beijing in late July, accompanied by a sizable delegation of diplomats and business leaders eager to expand ties with their counterparts in China, said Posada. "Trade saw important exponential growth and investment grew" between the two nations, said Posada, head of the Asia-Pacific Virtual Watch and director of the Confucius Institute at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogota. The year also witnessed the biggest possible bilateral achievement in the history of China-Colombia ties, said Posada. "I want to spotlight the bid won ... by two highly important companies in road engineering and infrastructure engineering in China, which won the bidding for the Bogota subway," Posada said. The China expert called it "the largest … [Read more...] about Interview: 2019 banner year for China-Colombia ties: economist

AHMEDABAD: After every major incident of crime against women, the entire system — ranging from politician to police — vent outrage and demand action against the perpetrator. But what happens once the accused are identified and apprehended? According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) records, in 2017, the state police investigated 10,049 cases of crime against women out of which 8,133 were new ones and six were reopened. The rest — 1,910 — were carried forward from previous years. For the report ‘Crime in India 2017,’ the bureau had taken into consideration all major heads including murder, rape, abetment to suicide, dowry deaths, cruelty by husband or his relatives, kidnapping and abduction, rape, assault on women to outrage modesty, dowry prohibition and immortal trafficking to name a few. The report reveals 22 cases were withdrawn by the government during investigation whereas 280 were termed to be 'mistake of fact or of law of civil … [Read more...] about Gujarat: In 2017, 19% cases carried forward by police