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World
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International
7/6/2022 7:32:08 PM
World hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat -- and that was before the Ukraine war, which has sparked increases in the cost of grain, fertilizer and energy, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.
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Business
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Economy
6/30/2022 4:12:01 PM
Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), the country's grain buyer, announced on Thursday contracting 815,000 tons in tender from four counties – France, Romania, Russia and Bulgaria – part of the country's plan to diversify its sources of wheat on the heels of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
6/27/2022 1:51:21 PM
The Group of Seven rich nations told Russia on Monday it must allow grain shipments to leave Ukraine to avoid exacerbating a global food crisis.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/22/2022 2:04:50 PM
A Turkish defence delegation was in Moscow for talks aimed at resuming grain exports from Ukraine across the Black Sea, Russia's defence ministry said Wednesday.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/20/2022 10:48:14 PM
Russia on Monday blamed the "destructive" stance of the West for soaring grain prices that have sparked fears of a global food crisis following Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/20/2022 6:18:50 PM
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Africa was "a hostage" of Russia's war on Ukraine which has spurred global food shortages and famine fears across the African continent.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/18/2022 10:30:38 AM
Russian hostilities in Ukraine is preventing grain from leaving the ``breadbasket of the world`` and making food more expensive across the globe, threatening to worsen shortages, hunger and political instability in developing countries.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/15/2022 1:50:25 PM
The EU has allocated €100 million in immediate relief to encourage investments in Egypt's agricultural sector and secure the country's food needs during the global grain crisis that resulted from the Russian-Ukrainian War, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has announced.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/14/2022 9:52:09 PM
The Ambassadors of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the EU in Cairo announced on Tuesday that the G7 countries are supporting Egypt in the current grain crisis that hit the world following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/13/2022 11:45:10 AM
Nadiia Ivanova should have been harvesting her crop soon. But so far on her farm in southern Ukraine, she has only managed to collect bombshells.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
6/9/2022 3:49:14 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for Russia to be expelled from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, blaming Moscow for spurring the global grain crisis by invading his country.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/8/2022 1:00:44 PM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow was ready to ensure the safe passage of vessels from Ukraine as concerns mount over grain stuck in Ukrainian ports.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/8/2022 12:35:11 PM
Turkey's foreign minister on Wednesday called Russian demands for an end to sanctions to help grain onto the world market "legitimate".
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/7/2022 8:12:38 PM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a two-day visit to Turkey on Tuesday for talks on unblocking grain exports from Ukraine, which have been stalled by Moscow's offensive.
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World
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International
6/5/2022 2:30:36 PM
At the gates of the Black Sea, trade is in full swing as freighters and oil tankers sail from the heart of Istanbul to Russian and Ukrainian ports.
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World
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International
6/5/2022 11:32:25 AM
Five European Union nations on the Mediterranean who fear possible waves of refugees driven by hunger out of Africa called Saturday for an end to the EU's ``voluntary'' solidarity on migrants and a better way to redistribute the burden of caring for them.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/3/2022 1:33:59 PM
The Kremlin says that Ukrainian grain supplies to world markets will be part of the agenda for Russian President Vladimir Putin's talks with the chairman of the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
5/31/2022 4:18:48 PM
Russia, one of the world's top grain producers, is using export disruptions caused by sanctions to boost its reserves, the chairman of the country's grain union said Monday.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
5/31/2022 1:59:38 PM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey next week for talks on unblocking grain exports from Ukraine, which have been stalled by Moscow's offensive, Turkey's top diplomat said on Tuesday.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/28/2022 4:01:27 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday told the leaders of France and Germany that Moscow was "ready" to look for ways to ship grain stuck in Ukrainian ports but demanded the West lift sanctions.
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