Famine

Starvation stalking rural Haitian children

upi.com
3 hrs ago 3 related
        

Published: Dec. 1, 2008 at 2:05 PM People who read this also read ... PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Some Haitian children are seeing chronic malnourishment and even starvation in some areas due to the effects of four...

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Maoists kill two, conduct famine raids

hindu.com
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VISAKHAPATNAM: A group of 15 members of the CPI (Maoist) hacked to death two villagers of Ramaraopalem under Lothugedda panchayat in Chintapalli mandal around midnight on Sunday. Earlier, they conducted famine raids at the...

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Historical amnesia is not a sign of maturity: The Irish Times (Nov 28) - John Waters

nuzhound.com
11 hrs ago
        

The perennial discussion of a 'pragmatic' Ireland rejoining the British Commonwealth is utterly fatuous, writes John Waters I GOT a call the other day from Radio Ulster to debate whether Ireland should rejoin the British...

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Obesity fuels spike in diabetes

news24.com
12 hrs ago 12 related
        

Chennai - The International Diabetes Foundation estimates a current prevalence of 246 million diabetes cases worldwide and projects it will hit 380 million by 2025, but experts say these figures may well be an underestimate....

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The IoS Christmas Appeal: Mugabe's disgrace: Starvation threatens millions in Zimbabwe

independent.co.uk
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The future for children in Zimbabwe is bleak, and getting bleaker every day. A country which once fed itself, and exported food to its neighbours, is on the verge of mass starvation. A cholera epidemic is raging out of control,...

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Viet Nam: Another flood hit the central, victims face starvation

reliefweb.int
29-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Rain and flood in the central region is pushing local people into an extremely difficult situation. Starvation is threatening some areas. Many more people are reported to be dead because of the flood. Nam Tra My District (Quang...

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What Blair And Geldof Didn’t See in Ethiopia

harowo.com
29-Nov-2008
        

The phone call from a mobile in Ethiopia was vague: did I have resilience, a sense of humour, journalism experience? I was in my English garden at the time, and getting a phone call from the UN in Addis Ababa while I was...

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Climate Change Back in the 18th Century? 6 Devastating Effects of Laki

mentalfloss.com
28-Nov-2008
        

Ask anyone what Iceland is known for and they’re likely to rattle off things like the sagas, Steinn Steinarr, whale hunts, geothermal power, black pudding, and, of course, Björk. But toward the end of the 18th century, Iceland...

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Uganda: Karamoja on the Verge of Famine

allafrica.com
28-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Posted to the web 28 November 2008 Raymond Baguma Kampala THE drought-hit districts of Nakapiripirit and Moroto are in need of emergency food aid. A national food security report said this would avert a famine expected to hit...

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time.com: Sam Macdonald's The Urban Hermit. time.com

A Story of Self-Induced Starvation

time.com
28-Nov-2008
        

The Urban Hermit Sam MacDonald St. Martin's Press; 281 pages The Gist: When Sam MacDonald graduated from Yale in 1995, he didn't go chasing after his dreams. Cue the "Urban Hermit Plan" — a wildly dangerous scheme to subsist on...

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