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Half of South Sudan Faces Acute Hunger as Aid Plummets to Historic Low

Half of South Sudan Faces Acute Hunger as Aid Plummets to Historic Low

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Nearly half of South Sudan’s population is now living in acute hunger, marking one of the darkest moments for the world’s youngest nation as international aid sinks to its lowest level ever, according to new findings from Oxfam. The UK-based humanitarian organisation revealed that only 40 per cent of the US$1.6 billion humanitarian response plan […]

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‘How am I gonna eat?’: US Shutdown Forces Federal Workers into Food Lines

‘How am I gonna eat?’: US Shutdown Forces Federal Workers into Food Lines

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Standing in the chill of a suburban Washington parking lot, Diane Miller clutched her government employee card tightly, waiting her turn among hundreds of other federal workers. At 74, after more than five decades of service to her country, she never imagined she’d be standing in a food line just to eat. “How am I […]

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