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Oct 25 min read
In Argentina's poverty-hit barrios a food emergency takes hold
BUENOS AIRES/SALTA, Argentina - In Argentina's poor barrios a food emergency is taking hold as poverty rises, with malnutrition on the...
Sep 201 min read
Four Russian grain regions in state of emergency due to heavy rains
MOSCOW - Russia's vast Krasnoyarsk region declared a state of emergency on Thursday due to heavy rains killing winter crops during...
Sep 182 min read
Cuba slashes size of daily bread ration as ingredients run thin
HAVANA - Cuba's communist-run government on Monday slashed by a quarter the weight of its subsidized ration of daily bread, the latest...
Sep 43 min read
Kimchi no more? Climate change puts South Korea's beloved cabbage dish at risk
GANGNEUNG, South Korea - South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers...
Aug 295 min read
Exclusive-UN World Food Program launches investigation into its Sudan operations as famine spreads
NAIROBI/CAIRO - The U.N. World Food Program is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegations including fraud and...
Jun 203 min read
Factbox-Key points of North Korea, Russia landmark strategic partnership treaty
SEOUL - North Korea's state media on Thursday unveiled the full text of a mutual defence pact signed a day ago by its leader Kim Jong Un...
Jun 122 min read
Oxfam urges G7 to tap fraction of military spend for global hunger, debt
Charity Oxfam urged wealthy nations to boost spending on ending hunger ahead of a Group of Seven (G7) annual summit set to kick off in...
Apr 222 min read
Factbox-What are the new post-Brexit border controls starting on April 30?
LONDON - On April 30, the second phase of Britain's new post-Brexit border controls for food imports from the European Union will...
Apr 224 min read
New Brexit border checks could stifle fine food imports from EU, warn sellers
LONDON - Panzer's delicatessen in north west London has lost 37 suppliers from the European Union since Britain left the bloc's single...
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