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The first famines of the coronavirus era could soon hit four chronically food-deprived conflict areas — Yemen, South Sudan, northeast Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo — the top humanitarian official of the United Nations has warned.

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India coronavirus caseload crosses 4M, stretching resources

Sat, 2020-09-05 06:40 — mike kraft

India coronavirus caseload crosses 4M, stretching resources NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus caseload surpassed 4 million on Saturday, deepening misery in the country's vast hinterlands, where surges have crippled the underfunded health care system.... AP NEWS

...The Indian economy has shrunk faster than any other major nation’s. As many as 200 million people could slip back into poverty...

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Trump Administration Will Redirect $62 Million Owed to the W.H.O.

Fri, 2020-09-04 14:39 — mike kraft

As the United States withdraws from membership in the World Health Organization, the Trump administration will redirect $62 million still owed for this year’s dues to other health-related causes also under United Nations auspices, State Department officials announced on Wednesday.

Most of the redirected money will go to children’s immunization and influenza surveillance, officials said. But the United States Agency for International Development will continue with plans to give $68 million to the W.H.O. to support its work in Libya and Syria, and on polio eradication in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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ANALYSIS: Solar Panel Prices have dropped sharply since 2016

Wed, 2020-09-02 15:50 — mike kraft

Solar Panel Prices Have Dropped Off Cliff & Sunk Into Ocean — Solar Panels 9× Cheaper Than In 2006 CleanTechnica

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Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger

Tue, 2020-09-01 06:57 — mike kraft

Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside. United Nations experts are holding... AP NEWS

The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside.

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EDITORIAL: Coronavirus Testing --US needs a national plan--NY Times

Mon, 2020-08-17 07:19 — mike kraft

Six months into the global coronavirus pandemic, Americans trying to navigate daily life remain trapped between a clear ideal — the country needs to test as many people as possible for the virus, as regularly as possible, for as long as possible — and the reality that there are nowhere near enough tests in the United States to do that.

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