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Child malnutrition soars in Ethiopia as drought worsens
Over one million people need urgent food aid across the region after four consecutive rainy seasons have failed in the Horn of Africa, with a fifth also expected to fare poorly, causing the worst drought in 40 years and a major hunger crisis spanning Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia
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'The music has stopped': Crypto firms quake as prices fall
A global industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars rose up practically overnight. Now it is crashing down, taking companies and investors with it
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Nigeria sought a $1.7 billion refund from JPMorgan. A London judge said no
The decision is a setback in the Nigerian government's efforts to recover money that it claims former officials, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, who was voted out in 2015, improperly moved out of government coffers
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India all but sinks WTO sustainable fishing deal
Negotiations towards banning subsidies that encourage overfishing and threaten the sustainability of the planet's fish stocks have been going on at the World Trade Organization for more than two decades; India refused to sign up without a 25-year transition exemption
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Quick delivery startups around the world face post-pandemic hangover
From Berlin to New York, millions turned to grocery delivery firms during pandemic lockdowns, and the companies gobbled up billions in venture capital and other investment. But worker discontent, a drop-off in investment and reduced demand all suggest a hard landing from the stellar growth of the pandemic era
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BTS tell fans they're taking a break to 'figure things out'
Citing exhausting and pressures of stratospheric success, K-pop megastars BTS told fans they will now focus on solo careers; however, its label HYBE pushed back at the announcement
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China's middle class looks to flee as Covid policies bite
Shanghai's long shutdown, which brought food shortages and protests, has driven some to reconsider staying in a country where livelihoods and lifestyles can vanish at the whim of the state
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US panel weighs authorizing Covid vaccines for children under 5
Currently, children under five are the only age group not yet eligible for Covid immunization in the United States and most other countries
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Eavesdropping on the secret lives of dolphins in New York Harbour
To better understand the dolphins' rebound and threats to their populations, six scientists at the conservation society, including Rosenbaum, recently studied the behavior and haunts of dolphins in and around New York Harbor
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How travel is becoming cashless around the world
In a transition hastened by the pandemic's preference for contactless payment, increasingly you can travel abroad and barely ever handle a physical bill or coin, whether pounds, kroner or euros
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WTO seeks to lift global vaccine IP rights
However, serious objections remain from some of the countries that host major pharmaceutical companies, like Britain and Switzerland—a problem at the WTO, where decisions are taken by consensus rather than by majority