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40 million more faced acute hunger in 2021: UN
Among 53 countries facing the problem, the most affected include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Yemen and Afghanistan where millions face hunger after the country plunged into financial crisis following the Taliban takeover in 2021. Experts now warn Russia's war could lead to a famine
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Sri Lanka tea exports lowest in 23 years hit by fertiliser ban, Ukraine war
Tea is the island nation's biggest export commodity, bringing in about $1.3 billion annually before the current economic downturn, the worst since independence in 1948.
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South Ukraine shows signs Russia has come to stay
Russian forces took control of this port city on the Sea of Azov in the first days of the military campaign they launched in Ukraine in late February, facing almost no resistance
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EU members seek opt-outs from Russian oil embargo
Slovakia, which like Hungary is almost 100 percent dependent for fuel on Russian crude coming through the Druzbha pipeline, has said it will need several years to phase out
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Howard Schultz vows new investments as Starbucks aims to head off union push
Some 250 Starbucks stores have launched unionization campaigns in the United States, with employees voting for a union in 47 stores, said the group, Starbucks Workers United
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How a debut graphic memoir became the most banned book in the US
Some who have lobbied to have the memoir removed from schools say they have no issue with the author's story or identity. It's the sexual content in "Gender Queer" that is not appropriate for children or school libraries
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Death of foreign fighters in Ukraine draws renewed attention to military volunteers
After signing up a rush of volunteers at the start of the war, the International Legion recently has become much more selective in recruiting members, taking only those with combat experience who pass rigorous vetting
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Cut off from home, Chinese diaspora frustrated at zero-Covid policy
Some cannot afford the sky-high cost of flights and others fear getting stuck in harsh lockdown on arrival. All of them are anxious about the well-being of loved ones back in China
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Virus might be behind mystery child hepatitis cases: US agency
The children, who ranged in age from about one to six years old and were all previously healthy, are among around 170 cases across 11 countries in recent weeks, according to the World Health Organization
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Experts see harsh realities ahead for Musk at Twitter
While Musk has not revealed nitty-gritty details of how he would run the business side of Twitter, he has voiced enthusiasm for dialing back content moderation to a legal minimum and making money from subscriptions
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'Lungs of the Mediterranean' off Tunisia at risk
Seagrass is a key store of carbon and producer of oxygen—critical to slowing the devastating impacts of climate change—but, just as human actions elsewhere are devastating forests of trees on land, scientists warn that human activity is driving the grass under the sea to destruction at speed