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The coronavirus could double severe hunger around the world to 265 million people without 'swift action,' a UN report warns
The warning "is maybe the most grim I have seen the World Food Programme issue in my 12 years here,…
Isaac Scher
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Elon Musk is ready to spend $6 billion to end world hunger, asks UN to provide a plan
After this, Elon posted a tweet asking ‘exactly how’ the $6 billion will help solve world hung…
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Elon Musk donated $5.7 billion worth of Tesla shares to charity in November, according to a new SEC filing
Musk made the donation while he was in the process of selling shares to cover taxes on the exercise…
Huileng Tan
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How Russia's assault on Ukraine, the 'world's breadbasket,' could lead to famine in Yemen
Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war since 2014, with millions living on the brink of starvation…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A 2009 tweet in which Ellen DeGeneres says she made an employee 'cry like a baby' resurfaces online amid allegations that the show has a 'toxic' culture
"I made one of my employees cry like a baby on today's show. Honestly, it felt good," DeGeneres' tw…
Libby Torres
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UN's World Food Programme says 14 million people in Afghanistan are 'marching toward starvation' if no aid is provided
United Nations agencies have warned that millions of Afghans could starve without foreign aid, as t…
Matthew Loh
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Coronavirus' impact on the global food supply chain could sky-rocket with anxiety-driven panic, say experts
"But we may soon expect to see disruptions in food supply chains," she said, explaining that if big…
PTI
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Over half of Afghanistan's citizens will have trouble finding food this winter as the country's economic crisis worsens following the Taliban takeover
About 22.8 million people across Afghanistan will have trouble finding food this winter, the World …
Jake Epstein
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Top UN food official issues call to 'end the damn war' in Ukraine or risk famines and 'hell on earth'
David Beasley, director of the UN food program, said that food riots and destabilization in Sri Lan…
Bethany Dawson
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'The Afghan people need us': World Food Programme staff determined to carry out mission under another Taliban rule
The World Food Programme estimates at least half of Afghanistan's population is food insecure and c…
Jake Epstein
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Coronavirus could double number facing acute hunger: UN
"The number of people facing acute food insecurity stands to rise to 265 million in 2020, up by 130…
PTI
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World could face multiple famines of biblical proportions due to COVID-19: UN body
"While dealing with a COVID-19 pandemic, we are also on the brink of a hunger pandemic," David Beas…
PTI
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The UN responded to Elon Musk's challenge to prove how his wealth could tackle world hunger by revealing a $6.6 billion plan
The world's richest person said he'd sell billions in Tesla stock and donate the proceeds if the UN…
Tim Levin
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A UN official says millions of tons of grain are blocked at Ukraine's ports due to Russia's invasion, according to a report
Almost 4.5 million tons of grain are held up with ports and sea routes deemed unsafe, the UN World …
Urooba Jamal
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Elon Musk donated nearly $2 billion worth of Tesla stock to a charity last year, SEC filing shows
The $1.95 billion worth of Tesla stock donations were made from August to December 2022, at a time …
Zahra Tayeb
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Ukraine's biggest food producer says the global food crisis could spell catastrophe and impact 'hundreds of millions of people'
"I see no clear path to light in the tunnel," Rich, MHP's executive chairman, told Insider, in rega…
Urooba Jamal
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World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization that promotes food s…
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Afghanistan will be 'hell on earth' as millions are in danger of starving with food running out, food program head says
Starvation could affect 23 million people in Afghanistan, the director of the World Food Programme …
Rebecca Cohen
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An airline service map shows how bad things are getting in war-torn South Sudan
There's no reliable death count, although the numbers of displaced have already reached the level o…