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World
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International
7/24/2023 8:29:37 PM
Italian officials held crisis talks Monday on how to manage blackouts in Sicily that have left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity and water for days during a searing heatwave.
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World
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International
6/23/2023 5:51:34 PM
The German parliament on Friday passed a law easing immigration rules for skilled workers, as Europe's top economy battles chronic labour shortages across a range of industries.
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World
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War in Ukraine
6/12/2023 9:28:58 PM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday he is working to extend an agreement that allows grain from war-torn Ukraine to reach the global market and prevent shortages.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
6/7/2023 9:58:16 AM
Battles raged in Sudan's war-torn capital of Khartoum on Tuesday, witnesses said, and the residents of an island in the Nile reported being "under siege" amid desperate shortages.
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World
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Africa
5/23/2023 5:19:50 PM
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that children in the Horn of Africa face an unprecedented crisis that includes hunger, displacement, water shortages, and insecurity.
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World
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International
2/25/2023 3:37:07 PM
There’s little doubt that North Korea’s chronic food shortages worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and speculation aout the country’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy.
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World
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Africa
2/21/2023 6:29:12 PM
US First Lady Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya this week, senior administration officials said Tuesday, as the White House seeks an economic partnership with Africa contrasting Chinese investment and food shortages caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
2/17/2023 5:50:00 PM
Ahmed Abdel-Hafez investigates the reasons behind recent shortages of rice and government moves to remedy them
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World
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Region
2/12/2023 7:35:56 PM
More than 250,000 people demonstrated on Sunday in Madrid in support of the capital region's ailing public health service, which is suffering shortages of staff and equipment.
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World
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Africa
2/8/2023 7:35:55 PM
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Wednesday that elections would go ahead as scheduled this month despite growing tensions around currency and fuel shortages.
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World
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Africa
2/1/2023 4:02:20 PM
Muhammed Bazza has been queueing for petrol under the blazing sun for four hours, while Alexander Okwori has spent the last two waiting at a cash dispenser.
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World
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Region
1/5/2023 10:46:30 AM
Syria's economy has hit its lowest point since the start of its civil war nearly 12 years ago, with spiraling inflation, a currency plunge and severe fuel shortages in both government-run and rebel-held areas.
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World
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War in Ukraine
12/31/2022 3:43:55 PM
For millions of Ukrainians, many of them under Russian bombardment and grappling with power and water shortages, New Year's celebrations will be muted as Russia's 10-month war rumbles on with no end in sight. Explosions rang out across the country as a new wave of Russian attacks was reported Saturday.
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Life & Style
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Health
12/20/2022 1:01:01 PM
Europe and North America have seen shortages of the key antibiotic amoxicillin and other medications as surging illnesses particularly among children have increased demand for the drugs.
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World
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Region
12/6/2022 6:54:32 PM
Syria's government will close state agencies for two days in December due to severe fuel shortages caused by a disruption in the arrival of supplies and Western sanctions, state media reported Tuesday.
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World
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Region
11/19/2022 1:25:37 PM
Leaders of French-speaking countries gathered Saturday on a Tunisian island to discuss debt relief, migration, food and energy shortages, with a soaring cost of living across Africa, Europe and the Middle East due to war in Ukraine as the backdrop.
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Egypt
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Society
11/17/2022 4:43:12 PM
Egypt's cabinet issued a decree that will remain in effect for three months penalising vendors who monopolise or stock up on rice with at least one year in prison and hefty fines to prevent any shortages in the strategic commodity in the market.
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World
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Region
11/6/2022 1:36:35 PM
Envoys from around the globe gathered Sunday in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for talks on tackling climate change that come as the world also grapples with multiple crises, including the war in Ukraine, high inflation, food shortages and an energy crunch.
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World
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Region
11/2/2022 10:03:19 PM
Arab leaders on Wednesday concluded the 31st summit of the largest annual Arab conference after seeking to bridge the gap on several divisive issues in the Middle East and Africa.
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World
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Region
11/2/2022 12:14:55 PM
Arab leaders convened on Wednesday in Algeria for the second day of the 31st summit of the largest annual Arab conference to seek common ground on divisive issues in the region. The meeting comes against the backdrop of rising inflation, food and energy shortages, drought and soaring cost of living across the Middle East and Africa.
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