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07 July 2022
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UN: 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021 (4)
The Associated Press
July 6, 2022, 12:15 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - 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.
Halep to face Rybakina in Wimbledon semis (2)
July 07, 2022
LONDON: Former champion Simona Halep said she is playing her "best tennis"
as she set up a Wimbledon semi-final clash with Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina
on Wednesday.
Halep, the 2019 winner, comfortably reached her third semi-final at the All
England Club with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Amanda Anisimova of the United
States.
Russian-born Rybakina became the first player representing Kazakhstan to
2.3 Billion People Severely Or Moderately Hungry in 2021, UN Report Says (5)
Before the war, Ukraine and Russia together accounted for almost a third of
the world's wheat and barley exports and half of its sunflower oil.
By Edith M. Lederer * Published 28 mins ago
The spike in food, fuel and fertilizer prices sparked by the war in Ukraine
is threatening to push countries around the world into famine, bringing
"global destabilization, starvation and mass migration on an unprecedented
scale," a top U.N.
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