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US and Russia trade barbs over food insecurity
The World Food Programme has seen its costs increase by nearly 50 percent in the last year and funding has not kept pace. The US secretary of state announced $362m in funding for Haiti and 11 African countries, while criticising Russia at the UN for pulling out of the Black Sea grain deal. Russia, which recently promised free grain to six visiting African leaders, responded…
Will food prices get higher? | Counting the Cost
Scorching temperatures have ravaged farms from the United States to China. Russia quit a deal that allowed the safe passage of Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea. And Ukraine says Moscow hit its grain silos and bombed export routes. On top of that, India banned some rice shipments to keep domestic prices in check. Threats to global food supplies are rising once again. And…
‘Sushi terrorist’ in Japan faces charges for licking utensils and food at restaurant chain
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For more on this: https://sc.mp/l5j6 Japanese police have referred a 17-year-old boy to prosecutors on June 28, 2023 for licking utensils and touching passing sushi on a conveyor belt at the Sushiro chain in the Gifu prefecture. The video went viral where he was seen licking a soy sauce bottle and unused tea cups, along with…
Ride-hailing and food delivery app Grab slashes 1,000 jobs to rein in costs
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more about Southeast Asia: https://sc.mp/kwff Singapore tech giant Grab Holdings is laying off over 1,000 employees, or 11 per cent of its workforce. Company officials said the move is a bid to manage costs and reorganise in a competitive business environment. It is Grab’s largest round of layoffs since 2020, when it cut 360 jobs…
China, climate change and El Nino: an emerging food, water and power crisis
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Holly Chik looks at how this year’s heatwaves in China presaged the announcement of an El Nino weather cycle. Shanghai-based sustainability expert Richard Brubaker analyses the challenges to secure water, food and power supplies. Siqi Ji reports on the ongoing drought in Yunnan province threatening China’s massive hydropower scheme that supplies its industrial heartland, and Echo…
North Korea’s food crisis: How hungry are people in the hermit kingdom?
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more about North Korea: https://sc.mp/wz7k There are growing concerns among rights groups and aid agencies about North Korea’s chronic food shortages. Many experts who keep an eye on the reclusive state say the problem is growing and deaths due to starvation are likely to continue. Some see signs that the country is in the grip…
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Given the prosperity and world-leading innovations of so-called emerging economies, from China and India to South Korea and Qatar, the ‘developing’ label is outmoded, outdated and patronising. [...]
Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots on Thursday in an array of local elections that will be the last big test before a UK general [...]
Floods and landslides in Kenya have killed 181 people since March, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. In the central Kenyan town of Mai Mahiu, where at least [...]
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