GLOBAL: Trying to make food cheaper
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| Wed 17 Mar, 2010. |
The price of maize, sorghum, wheat and other staple grains is likely to climb again in many food-importing east African countries, agricultural economists warn. Read more...
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Armed robbery reported at staff residence of UN-African Union Darfur force
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| Thu 02 Apr, 2009. |
1 April 2009 – Unidentified gunmen broke into a guest house yesterday occupied by personnel from the hybrid African Union-United Nations peacekeeping operation in Darfur, known as UNAMID. Read more...
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BANGLADESH: Children and women suffer severe malnutrition
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| Wed 19 Nov, 2008. |
Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child and maternal malnutrition in the world, say health experts. Read more...
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ERITREA: Use harvest wisely, government urges
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| Wed 19 Nov, 2008. |
Eritreans should use the current harvest efficiently and share crop resources equitably because most parts of the country had received inadequate rains this year, the information ministry said. Read more...
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NEPAL: Displaced children face hardship
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| Wed 19 Nov, 2008. |
"When can we go home?" is Furma Lama's constant refrain. The 10-year-old has spent the last eight years displaced since her family fled Ramechhap District, 100km east of the capital, in fear of former Maoists rebels. Read more...
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