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It is late, but at long last, the world is waking up. “Conflict in Ukraine fuels uncertainty for agriculture” “Ukraine War to compound hunger, poverty in Africa, experts say” “Rising prices increase alarm for food security and political stability”   These are just a few of the newspaper headlines from recent weeks, as the Russian […]

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Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage in New York

LONDON — Novelist Salman Rushdie has been violently attacked while delivering a lecture in New York. Police said Rushdie was airlifted to hospital after suffering “an apparent stab wound to the neck” Friday morning. His condition remains unknown. The Booker Prize winner, who has been subject to death threats since the late 1980s from Iran […]

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Poland’s government in hot water over fish die-off

WARSAW — Thousands of dead fish have been found along the Oder River running between Poland and Germany, with officials on both sides of the border warning of an ecological catastrophe. It’s turning into a political problem for Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, as the opposition accuses it of ignoring early signals of […]

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