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US-Iran War Triggers Global Fertiliser Shortage, Could Make Food Costlier
Iran is seriously limiting shipments through the Strait of Hormuz that handles nearly a third of global fertiliser trade.
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"We Hear Children Die Every Day Of Hunger": Gaza Babies Struggle To Survive
In a makeshift tent on a Gaza beach, three-month-old Muntaha's grandmother grinds up chickpeas into the tiniest granules she can to form a paste to feed the infant, knowing it will cause her to cry in pain, in a desperate race to keep the baby fed.
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Bleak Eid In Gaza: No Meat, No Joy, Families Struggle To Celebrate
To mark Eid al-Adha, Muslims traditionally slaughter a sheep or cow and give away part of the meat to the poor as an act of charity. Then they have a big family meal with sweets. Children get gifts of new clothes.
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Video: Chaotic Scenes In Gaza As Thousands Rush Into Israeli Aid Centre
Thousands of Palestinians rushed into a new aid distribution centre run by a US-backed group in southern Gaza on Tuesday, AFP journalists reported, leading to chaotic scenes as Israel implemented a new distribution system.
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High Hopes In Israel For "Super Hero" Cocoa That Has Survived War
Farming can develop in mysterious ways. Israeli researchers learned about that when the war in Gaza seemed to have all but wrecked their work on a more resilient strain of the cocoa plant that could help alleviate a global shortage of the beans.
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Children Starve As Millions Of Gaza Inhabitants Face Famine Threat
Nearly 166 million people worldwide are estimated to need urgent action against hunger, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global partnership which measures food insecurity.
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35 Odisha Workers Held Captive In Laos, Chief Minister Orders Rescue
The labourers had sent the video clip to the people in their village, who contacted the local MLA. The legislator in turn brought it to the notice of the state government.
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UN Food Body To Suspend Aid To Palestinians Due To "Severe" Fund Shortage
The World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend food aid to over 200,000 Palestinians from next month due to a "severe" shortage of funds, the group's senior official for the Palestinian territories said on Sunday.
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KFC In Australia To Serve Cabbage Instead Of Lettuce. Here's Why
American fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has been forced to start using cabbage instead of lettuce in its burgers and wraps in Australia due to a shortage of the vegetable in the country.
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Russia Ready To Help Overcome Global Food Crisis If...: Putin
Moscow is ready to make a "significant contribution" to averting a looming food crisis if the West lifts sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone call with Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
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"Last Option What?": Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Could Face Food Shortage
Thousands of people queued for cooking gas and petrol in Sri Lanka's commercial capital on Friday and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis.
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India Calls Out West On Wheat Export, Says Shouldn't Go The Covid Jabs Way
Calling out the West, India on Wednesday said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding and discrimination amid the "unjustified increase" in food prices.
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Lanka Parliament Reconvenes As New PM Warns Of Fuel Shortages
Sri Lanka's parliament reconvened on Tuesday for the first time since violence flared last week and the PM quit, as his replacement warned that the country was in a precarious economic situation and down to its last day of petrol supplies.
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PM Modi Tells Biden "World Facing Food Shortage, India Can Help Provided..."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that during his talk with US President Joe Biden, he offered to supply India's food stock to the world if the World Trade Organisation (WTO) accords permission.
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"World Doesn't Realise...": UN Agency Sounds Alarm On Afghan Food Crisis
Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull Afghanistan back from brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official warned, calling for frozen funds to be freed for humanitarian efforts.
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US-Iran War Triggers Global Fertiliser Shortage, Could Make Food Costlier
Iran is seriously limiting shipments through the Strait of Hormuz that handles nearly a third of global fertiliser trade.
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"We Hear Children Die Every Day Of Hunger": Gaza Babies Struggle To Survive
In a makeshift tent on a Gaza beach, three-month-old Muntaha's grandmother grinds up chickpeas into the tiniest granules she can to form a paste to feed the infant, knowing it will cause her to cry in pain, in a desperate race to keep the baby fed.
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Bleak Eid In Gaza: No Meat, No Joy, Families Struggle To Celebrate
To mark Eid al-Adha, Muslims traditionally slaughter a sheep or cow and give away part of the meat to the poor as an act of charity. Then they have a big family meal with sweets. Children get gifts of new clothes.
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Video: Chaotic Scenes In Gaza As Thousands Rush Into Israeli Aid Centre
Thousands of Palestinians rushed into a new aid distribution centre run by a US-backed group in southern Gaza on Tuesday, AFP journalists reported, leading to chaotic scenes as Israel implemented a new distribution system.
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High Hopes In Israel For "Super Hero" Cocoa That Has Survived War
Farming can develop in mysterious ways. Israeli researchers learned about that when the war in Gaza seemed to have all but wrecked their work on a more resilient strain of the cocoa plant that could help alleviate a global shortage of the beans.
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Children Starve As Millions Of Gaza Inhabitants Face Famine Threat
Nearly 166 million people worldwide are estimated to need urgent action against hunger, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global partnership which measures food insecurity.
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35 Odisha Workers Held Captive In Laos, Chief Minister Orders Rescue
The labourers had sent the video clip to the people in their village, who contacted the local MLA. The legislator in turn brought it to the notice of the state government.
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UN Food Body To Suspend Aid To Palestinians Due To "Severe" Fund Shortage
The World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend food aid to over 200,000 Palestinians from next month due to a "severe" shortage of funds, the group's senior official for the Palestinian territories said on Sunday.
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KFC In Australia To Serve Cabbage Instead Of Lettuce. Here's Why
American fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has been forced to start using cabbage instead of lettuce in its burgers and wraps in Australia due to a shortage of the vegetable in the country.
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Russia Ready To Help Overcome Global Food Crisis If...: Putin
Moscow is ready to make a "significant contribution" to averting a looming food crisis if the West lifts sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone call with Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
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"Last Option What?": Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Could Face Food Shortage
Thousands of people queued for cooking gas and petrol in Sri Lanka's commercial capital on Friday and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis.
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India Calls Out West On Wheat Export, Says Shouldn't Go The Covid Jabs Way
Calling out the West, India on Wednesday said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding and discrimination amid the "unjustified increase" in food prices.
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Lanka Parliament Reconvenes As New PM Warns Of Fuel Shortages
Sri Lanka's parliament reconvened on Tuesday for the first time since violence flared last week and the PM quit, as his replacement warned that the country was in a precarious economic situation and down to its last day of petrol supplies.
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PM Modi Tells Biden "World Facing Food Shortage, India Can Help Provided..."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that during his talk with US President Joe Biden, he offered to supply India's food stock to the world if the World Trade Organisation (WTO) accords permission.
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"World Doesn't Realise...": UN Agency Sounds Alarm On Afghan Food Crisis
Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull Afghanistan back from brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official warned, calling for frozen funds to be freed for humanitarian efforts.
