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Famine risk rises in Somalia as rains fail, food prices soar
Nearly a quarter of a million people are facing starvation in Somalia as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near ...Heavy rains in Brazil’s northeast kill at least 35
At least 35 people died amid heavy rainfall in northeastern Brazil on Friday and Saturday, as downpours lashed two major cities on ...Sri Lankan medicine shortage a death sentence for some, doctors say
A shortage of medicine caused by an economic crisis in Sri Lanka could soon cause deaths, doctors said, as hospitals are forced ...U.N. cutting refugee rations in Africa’s Sahel amid ‘alarming’ food insecurity
Food rations for refugees and displaced people are being cut by up to half in parts of the Sahel due to a ...Money for Ukraine tops G7 agenda; inflation, food a concern
Group of Seven financial leaders are likely to agree on Thursday and Friday to help Ukraine pay its bills in coming months, ...Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa
Zimbabwean security guard Edwin Dapi was already struggling to provide for his wife and four children before a conflict 11,000 km (6,800 ...In Supreme Court shadow, Biden urges voters to protect abortion rights
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday appealed to voters to protect abortion rights by backing candidates who support them in November’s elections ...U.N. chief calls for debt relief, post-COVID investment on West Africa trip
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged debt relief for African countries and more investment to help their economies recover from the ...Congo starts Ebola vaccinations to stem outbreak in northwest
The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World ...New Ebola case confirmed in northwestern Congo
A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting health authorities to enforce urgent containment measures ...














