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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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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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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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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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US sea route for Gaza aid isn't working, say Pentagon and UN
Only five of 16 aid trucks leaving the Gaza pier on Saturday arrived at the warehouse with their ca…
Amanda Goh
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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 $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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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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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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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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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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US accuses Russia of holding the world's food supply 'hostage.' It comes as experts warn that cyber attacks could impact global supply chains.
"The food supply for millions of Ukrainians and millions more around the world" has been held hosta…
Urooba Jamal
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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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Bill de Blasio finishes nearly last in Congressional poll at 3%
Despite name recognition and the newly drawn district including his home neighborhood of Park Slope…
Hanna Kang,Jake Lahut
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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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10 million kids in Afghanistan depend on humanitarian aid to survive and one million kids could die from malnutrition this year, UN says
The World Food Program said 40% of Afghanistan's wheat crops have already been lost and the cost of…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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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…