Prime Minister Gordon Brown vowed Tuesday that Britain would work with the international community to make sure food aid reached survivors of tropical cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. Britain's Department …
US team visiting North Korea to discuss food aid
A US government team is visiting North Korea to discuss food aid, South Korea's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, amid growing fears the communist state may be slipping closer to famine. "North Korea …
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Egypt strikes to protest rising food prices
A nationwide strike is taking place in Egypt, called by opposition activists in protest at rising food prices. About half of Egypt's 70 million population live below the poverty line and survive …
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China steps up surveillance over food safety ahead of Olympic games
Shanghai authorities are stepping up surveillance over the quality of food and service at its many restaurants in the city. With the city staging some of the events of the upcoming Olympic Games, …
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UN to set up task force to tackle global food crisis
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says he will head a new task force to tackle the global food crisis. Ban says the first priority for the task force is filling the $755 million shortfall in funding for …
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UAE plans strategic food reserves
The UAE government is working on a national strategy to build sustained food reserves to cope with rising global food prices, a top official said on Wednesday. With the escalation of international …
Haiti: Food Riots Lead to Prime Minister’s Ousting
Highlights - Violent protests over rising food prices have resulted in the death of at least six - Demand for accountability forced Prime Minister from office - While law and order has largely …
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UK's Brown: Food crisis is new credit crunch
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that rising food prices pose as great a threat to world prosperity as the global credit crunch, warning that spiraling prices threaten to reverse …
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Food Crisis Adds to Global Security Worries: UN
The surge in global food prices risks setting back the world's anti-poverty efforts and, if not properly handled, could harm global growth and security, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon …
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S Africans march over food prices
Thousands of South African trade unionists have taken to the streets to protest against rising food prices. Full Story …