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After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government’s annual report on hunger in America
Politics

After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government’s annual report on hunger in America

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
September 21, 2025
Bill Gates says today’s global child health crisis is tomorrow’s economic catastrophe
Health

Bill Gates says today’s global child health crisis is tomorrow’s economic catastrophe

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September 17, 2024
‘If you don’t keep up, you’re knocked off’: Bureaucratic requirements block hungry families from $400-a-month food benefit, advocacy groups charge
Politics

‘If you don’t keep up, you’re knocked off’: Bureaucratic requirements block hungry families from $400-a-month food benefit, advocacy groups charge

By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
January 16, 2024
Malawi’s former president: ‘Africa’s food systems are in danger of failing due to high debt and climate change. A new financial pact can reverse this’
Commentary

Malawi’s former president: ‘Africa’s food systems are in danger of failing due to high debt and climate change. A new financial pact can reverse this’

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June 22, 2023
A ‘Last of Us’–style fungi outbreak could obliterate crops worldwide, researchers say: ‘The imminent threat here is not about zombies, but about global starvation’
Environment

A ‘Last of Us’–style fungi outbreak could obliterate crops worldwide, researchers say: ‘The imminent threat here is not about zombies, but about global starvation’

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May 4, 2023
The number of people facing acute food insecurity rose for the fourth year in a row to 258 million people in a ‘trend of a deterioration’ the UN says
Lifestyle

The number of people facing acute food insecurity rose for the fourth year in a row to 258 million people in a ‘trend of a deterioration’ the UN says

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May 3, 2023
The world’s ‘fossil fuel addiction’ is killing 1.2 million people a year and leaving 100 million hungry, doctors say in huge new global study
Environment

The world’s ‘fossil fuel addiction’ is killing 1.2 million people a year and leaving 100 million hungry, doctors say in huge new global study

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press
October 26, 2022
How A.I. technologies could help resolve food insecurity
Tech

How A.I. technologies could help resolve food insecurity

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September 6, 2022
The ashes of burnt grain can be seen in a grain silo in Sivers'k, Donbas region of Ukraine.
Finance

EU officials call Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s wheat a ‘war crime’

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June 21, 2022
‘This is criminal activity’: Russia is selling stolen Ukrainian grain in Syrian ports as Putin holds world hostage over food

‘This is criminal activity’: Russia is selling stolen Ukrainian grain in Syrian ports as Putin holds world hostage over food

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June 17, 2022
Workers assist the loading of corn on to a ship at Pier 80 in the Black Sea port of Constanta.
Finance

Top U.S. official accuses Moscow of ‘blackmail’ for allegedly stealing Ukrainian grain and kicking off global food crisis

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June 7, 2022
COVID and the Ukraine War may have kickstarted an age of food protectionism
Finance

COVID and the Ukraine War may have kickstarted an age of food protectionism

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May 28, 2022
Egyptian farmers harvest wheat

Russia-driven food shortage means cereal and corn will start running out in 2023, UN warns. ‘The world faces the risk of food shortages’

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May 13, 2022
Beyond company walls: Why CEOs need to focus on the world’s biggest crises
Leadership

Beyond company walls: Why CEOs need to focus on the world’s biggest crises

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May 12, 2022
‘It’s an almost grotesque situation.’ Nearly 25 million tons of grain are stuck in Ukraine, and the UN says it doesn’t know when it can be accessed
Health

‘It’s an almost grotesque situation.’ Nearly 25 million tons of grain are stuck in Ukraine, and the UN says it doesn’t know when it can be accessed

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May 6, 2022

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