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UN says Africa faces unprecedented food crisis, with 3 in 4 people unable to afford a healthy diet

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ABUJA, Nigeria — At least three-fourths of Africans can’t afford a healthy diet, and a fifth are undernourished due to an “unprecedented food crisis,” United Nations agencies said in a report released Thursday with the African Union Commission. The continent’s 1.4 billion people are confronting high levels of hunger and malnutrition as the hit on … Read more

U.S. can ‘certainly’ afford military support to both Israel and Ukraine, Janet Yellen says

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Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of Treasury, participates in global infrastructure and investment forum in New York, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.  Pool | Via Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the country can “absolutely” afford to financially support both Israel and Ukraine in their respective war efforts. President Joe Biden in a post on … Read more