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As climate change worsens draughts, starvation is on the rise in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Kenya. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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The practice can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but for malnourished populations, there's a caveat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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AMY TAXIN / The Associated PressFeb 22, 2019
David and Louise Turpin will spend at least 25 years in prison each. The children had described being beaten, starved and put in cages. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Afrah Nasser / TruthdigDec 20, 2018
The worst humanitarian crisis in today’s world has largely been ignored by the media. Now that may be changing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Alex Kirby / Climate News NetworkOct 14, 2018
Scientists say “rapid and far-reaching changes in all aspects of society” will have to be made and that what we eat is high on the list. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Vijay Prashad / Independent Media InstituteSep 5, 2018
Our fixation on efficiency and markets is destroying whole swaths of the planet. Only a genuine people's movement can offer a remedy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 28, 2017
Without an urgent effort to find a political solution and get massive food aid into the country, almost 7 million people may face starvation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanMar 16, 2017
President Trump's response to the most serious humanitarian catastrophe since the end of World War II is to slash aid, bar refugees and expand the military. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 7, 2016
Roughly 30,000 residents of a Syrian town a few dozen miles from the capital, Damascus, say they are trapped and dying of starvation as a result of a monthslong siege by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 28, 2010
With malnutrition already well past dangerous levels, some 10 million Africans will face extreme hunger over the next few months as the threat of famine floats across West Africa amid a drought that killed off last year's crops and has left the region's agricultural economy in ruins. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 21, 2010
A drought in southwestern China, where it has not rained in more than five months, is putting a damper on the lives of 50 million people, while costing the national economy $3 billion and leaving more than 20 million people without enough potable water. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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