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Zelenskyy accuses Russia of food supply blackmail, carrying out ‘genocide’ against Ukraine during UN speech

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke in person at the United Nations on Tuesday, blasting Russia for weaponizing everything from food supplies to nuclear energy in its desperation to conquer his country.  “When hatred is weaponized against one nation, it never stops there,” Zelenskyy said before the United Nations General Assembly during Tuesday’s session of the

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UN Assembly: Zelenskyy accuses Russia of weaponising food, energy, children in war against Ukraine

Zelenskyy’s presence at the podium on Tuesday marked his first time at the United Nations since the Russian invasion, facing a fragmented international community shaken by serial crises, in particular the war in Ukraine. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for international cooperation and consensus in member states’ approach to

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Farmington Hills food bank awarded $500,000 from state

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Rice price spike offers preview of climate food disruption

BANGKOK: A 15-year high in rice prices, prompted by top exporter India’s restrictions on overseas sales, should be a wake-up call on how climate change can disrupt food supplies, experts say. Rice prices jumped 9.8 percent in August, bucking decreases in other staples, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said last week. That followed the

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Meat, milk alternatives could slash food system emissions a third: study

Replacing half of the pork, chicken, beef and milk products we consume with plant-based alternatives could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and related land use by nearly a third, and virtually halt forest loss, according to research published on Tuesday. Population growth and higher incomes are on track to increase global demand for

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