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Humanitarian crisis spirals in Sudan amid ongoing conflict

More than 8.5 million people have fled their homes in Sudan since fighting broke out on April 15 last year between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has killed thousands and sparked a humanitarian d...

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Saudi dates: Ajwa sales booming during Ramadan

Saudi Arabia is the second largest producer of dates in the world, growing around 300 varieties. But one of them is increasingly attracting more attention.

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Chocolate prices hit record highs amid African drought

Catastrophic harvests in Ghana and Ivory Coast have seen the price of cocoa futures more than double this year. They have notched record highs in an unprecedented trend that shows no signs of slowing down, with customers to pay the price.

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Struggling migrants turn to food aid in U.S.

Despite an improving economy and slowing inflation, high food prices have led to record demand and increasing food insecurity across the United States. In major American cities, a surge of new migrants to the U.S. now joins the chronic p...

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Malnutrition threatens future Afghan generations

Poor nutrition has become rife in Afghanistan with the country plagued by economic, humanitarian and climate crises. Ten percent of children under five are malnourished and 45 percent are stunted, meaning they are small for their age in ...

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California fast food industry divided over pay hike

About half a million workers at California fast food chains began receiving a $20-an-hour minimum wage, and the increase has some small business owners questioning their future, even as workers say the raise helps pay the bills.

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How illegal gold mining is causing a global chocolate shortage

Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever this Easter as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa who are also fighting to preserve their land against unlawful gold...

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Prolonged drought destroys Zimbabwe annual harvest

The UN's World Food Programme aids Zimbabweans with cash allowances, but rising food prices and drought may cause severe shortages.

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Aid ships depart Cyprus for Gaza

A three-ship convoy has left Cyprus’s Larnaca Port headed for the Gaza Strip with nearly 400 tonnes of food and other supplies as people continue to die from hunger in the enclave amid Israel’s ongoing war.

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U.N. says more than 1 billion meals wasted per day

Households around the world threw away one billion meals every single day in 2022 in what the United Nations has called a "global tragedy" of food waste. More than $1 trillion worth of food was binned by households and businesses at a ti...

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McDonald's to start selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts

Krispy Kreme shares soared the most since July 2021 after McDonald's agreed to bring the chain's doughnuts to restaurants across the U.S. Krispy Kreme's doughnuts will first become available at some McDonald's later this year and a natio...

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Israel war affects Palestinian agriculture industry

Gaza war impacts have led to a strawberry deficit in Tokrem and dominance of Israeli produce due to farming restrictions.

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Gaza children facing severe malnutrition and starvation

As fighting continues in Gaza, the enclave is facing a dire humanitarian emergency, with a report from an international authority on hunger warning this week that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza and that escalation of the war could...

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Malnutrition affecting Gaza health workers

The World Health Organization says doctors are showing signs of malnutrition including weight loss and exhaustion, amid catastrophic food shortages. They're working around-the-clock to treat the injured but without enough food, they're s...

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Michelin Guide unveils 62 newly starred French restaurants

The Michelin Guide unveiled its annual list of the best French restaurants. Two restaurants achieved the highest pinnacle of three stars at the annual ceremony : Le Gabriel in Paris and La Table du Castellet in the southern Provence regi...

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Explained: What does it mean to declare famine?

Food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already far exceeded famine levels, and famine threatens the enclave by May, a U.N.-backed report forecast. But what is famine? And what does it mean to declare one?

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South Korea develops AI to ensure kimchi quality

South Korea has developed AI to guarantee the high quality of its kimchi delicacy worldwide. The AI modelling uses hundreds of thousands of data points to conduct precise analysis at each stage of the production, from seasoning to fermen...

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Some McDonald's outlets back online after tech outage

Some McDonald's stores were back online after a technology outage disrupted operations for a few hours at many of the restaurant chain's outlets worldwide. The fast food giant ruled out the possibility of a cybersecurity incident, and fu...

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UN warns of food crisis in Haiti as gangs reign

Haiti's political crisis and gang control exacerbate famine, putting over a million at risk, with child malnutrition akin to war zones. The dire situation in Haiti is a result of a combination of factors, including political instability,...

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Palestinians struggle to find food to break fast

Palestinians fasting in Gaza are struggling to find food to break their fast during Ramadan as Israel continues its war on Gaza. Thousands are malnourished, with the United Nations warning of famine.

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Tyson Foods capitalizes on migrant inflow

Tyson Foods needs to fill 52,000 factory jobs. Some of them are not very pleasant ones. The company is now looking to hire some of the 181,000 migrants that have come through New York City over the past two years.

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First Gaza aid ship expected to set sail from Cyprus

A ship carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid is expected to set sail this weekend, bound for Gaza. The Spanish vessel, Open Arms, is scheduled to depart from Cyprus - the closest EU country to Gaza - and hopes to use a newly opene...

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Climate change brewing a crisis for world coffee supply

Coffee is enjoyed in over 70 countries worldwide and around 2 billion cups are consumed every day. But the onset of climate change is grinding down the world's supply.

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Chocolate prices to surge as cocoa hits record high

Cocoa's surge to a record-high price after bad weather and crop disease ravaged harvests in West Africa has raised costs for chocolate makers around the world as demand exceeds production by 374,000 tons.

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Gazans turn to eating cacti due to lack of food

The rubble and twisted metal of a smashed-up Gaza bakery underscores one reason starving people in the north of the bombarded enclave, like the Awadeya family, are reduced to eating raw cactus leaves after nearly five months of Israel's ...

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Truffles are "white-gold" in Italy

Gourmets pay top dollar for truffle mushrooms, and an increasing number of farms want to cash in. But all the hard work would go to waste without a good sniffer dog.

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Wendy's backtracks on news of "surge-pricing" plans

Wendy's is setting the record straight following reports that it plans to implement Uber-style "surge pricing." The company clarified in its earnings update that it has invested in "digital menu-boards" to enhance flexibility, but emphas...

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As prices soar, Indonesians scramble for rice

As global rice prices soar, a once cheap staple ingredient is becoming increasingly unaffordable for many peple in Indonesia. Costs for the grain have jumped close to 16-year highs after India - the world’s top supplier - restricted expo...

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Two-month-old Palestinian boy dies of hunger

Many babies and young children are among those who are starving as Israeli restricts aid in Gaza. Infants who haven't eaten in days, are being taken to medical facilities. A two-month-old baby suffering from severe malnutrition has died.

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F.D.A. approves new drug for food allergies

The FDA approved a new drug for treating food allergies, but it comes with a hefty price tag. The new drug, Xolair, carries the potential to help Americans with extreme allergies live a better life.

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