UN warns on soaring food prices
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Dramatic rises in international food prices are threatening millions of people in poor countries, the UN warns.
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The world's rush to embrace biofuels is causing a spike in the price of corn and other crops and could worsen water shortages and force poor communities off their land, a U.N. official said Wednesday.
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Pirated goods are costing the global economy billions of dollars and putting human health at risk, the UN warns.
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The U.N. climate panel issued its strongest warning yet on Friday that human activities are heating the planet, adding pressure on governments to do more to combat accelerating global warming.
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Wholesale inflation rose last month at the fastest pace in more than 14 years, largely because of steep jumps in energy and food costs, the government reported yesterday, raising concerns that businesses may be under growing pressure to raise consumer prices.
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The UN marks World Refugee Day with a warning that the number of displaced people worldwide is rising.
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Biofuel may be the future of energy consumption but the rush to embrace it is driving up the price of corn, causing water shortages and driving poor farmers from their land, a U.N. official warns.
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The United Nations began distributing about 40 tons of food from two different places in GonaÃ¯ves today.
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The F.T.C. said that the merger between Wild Oats and Whole Foods would lead to higher prices in markets where the chains compete.
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Food commodity prices have risen by 21 percent since 2005, which will stretch aid groups' resources.
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The chairman of a UN conference on climate change warns that poor countries need urgent help to stave off the effects of global warming.
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UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon issues a warning to the world.
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Associated British Foods warns that prices of brands that include Kingsmill and Allinson will have to rise again.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The throngs of destitute survivors needing food aid in tsunami- devastated Aceh Province are expected to soar to nearly 800,000, a high-ranking UN official said yesterday.
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UNITED NATIONS : The UN&#39;s peacekeeping chief warned of a surge in violence after the massacre of Congolese refugees in Burundi and called on all parties to step back from the brink of war.
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More than 3,000 deaths could be prevented each year if VAT was slapped on a vast range of foods, say researchers.
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The UN's World Food Programme warns that Tajikistan is experiencing emergency food shortages.