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Kuwait braces for eminent food shortage as Customs workers strike

Kuwait is headed for an impending food shortage as supply of basic commodities is being hampered by the on-going strike at the nation's Customs office as employees are demanding higher wages from the government

In the Media by Leo Reyes

Nearly one-third of the bread bought in UK is thrown away

British households throw away tons of food every year, but the item that most often ends up in the trash is bread. This staple is thrown away so often that 32 percent of all the bread bought by UK families ends up being discarded.

In the Media by Tucker Cummings - 7 comments

Jim Rogers: Food shortages coming, commodities to go through roof

Co-founder of the Quantum Fund and Chairman of Rogers Holdings, Jim Rogers, spoke with CNBC to discuss the financial state of commodities. What's his view? Well, agricultural commodities will go through the roof and food shortages are coming.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 5 comments

3,035th white farmer shot dead in South Africa in front of wife

In another of the tens of thousands of horrific armed attacks against white farm families, a young South African veterinarian was shot dead in Limpopo province next to his nursing wife who was pistol-whipped. Killed was Dr Paul Meyer, 38.

In the Media by Adriana Stuijt - 4 comments

North Korea Using Executions To Keep Citizens In Line

North Korea is using public executions as a way to keep citizens in line according to an U.N. investigation on human rights in the nation. The report came out on Thursday that the use of executions are intimidating the residents of the communist county.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 2 comments

Are Food shortages in Canada Possible?

Churchill, a small town in northern Manitoba, is facing food shortages because of problems with the railway. They are now relying on restaurants and hotels to airlift food to the community.

In the Media by Bart B. Van Bockstaele - 35 comments

G8 Irony, Leaders Talk About Food Shortage, Leaders Dine on 8-Course Dinner

While the G8 leaders talk about shortage of food worldwide and food costs, there is a sheer irony of the aspect presented in that regard.

In the Media by Can Tran - 5 comments

Canada Warned That Food Costs Will Be Increasing

As the world's food prices raise Canada will not remain immune. Within months the problems dealing with the rising cost of food will be appearing on the Canadian horizon reports the Bank of Nova Scotia.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 2 comments

Canadian Government Implements $50-Million Program Paying Farmers To Kill Pigs

Amid the ever growing shortage of food supplies worldwide, the federal government is offering to pay Canadian pig farmers to destroy their breeding stock. The $50 million program is designed to correct the fallen prices of swine in the country.

In the Media by Pamela Jean - 25 comments

Food prices and shortages getting worse as rice meltdown hits world's poorest

Food riots are becoming part of the global picture, and the outlook is bleak. According to the FAO, food prices have risen 57% in the last year. In what must be one of the most grotesque events in modern history, a global food crisis is looming.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 32 comments

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FDA Tries Fix on Cancer Drug Shortage

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved new suppliers for two cancer drugs in an effort to curb the largest nationwide drug shortage in nearly a decade. The shortage should ease in the next two weeks, the agency said.

UN warns of South Sudan hunger

More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN warns.

North Korea: Travels in the Empire of Kim Jong Un

North Korea may have a new leader, but it still has many of the same old problems. Despite efforts to modernize the capital Pyongyang ahead of 100th birthday celebrations for Kim Il Sung, the country still suffers from shortages of food, electricity, heat and hope.

Shortages in Syria as conflict bites

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