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The Hunger Profiteers

WATERLOO/EAST LANSING – The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have caused commodity prices to soar in recent years, severely undermining global food security. Now, global food prices are down from the peaks of a year ago, but no one should be complacent: the world’s food woes are far

Achieving Zero Hunger Is Still Possible

At the time, hunger levels had been trending lower for more than two decades, largely thanks to rising agricultural productivity

Expel Russia from UNESCO

UNESCO has condemned the Russian attacks on Odesa, noting that they took place just two weeks after the strike that destroyed a

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Maithili language facing survival threats

Language of the Mithila region is Maithili. Scholars have claimed that Maithili is the mother tongue of ancient Mithila. According

How to Scrap Fuel Subsidies

To avoid civil unrest, the International Monetary Fund advocates a gradual phase-out of fuel subsidies coupled with targeted measures to

NATO summit failed to assure for global peace and cooperation

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, which was held on July 11 and 12, has created frustration and despair

‘Our agri-food systems operate under a perpetual cloud of risk…

This includes implementing cash transfers and food-for-work programs, as well as prioritizing investments in the most vulnerable communities. Our ability

Flexible monetary policy expected for revival of sluggish economy

The private sector which has been contributing 81 percent to the country's economy and providing nearly 90 percent of employment

Is the Net-Zero Transition Endangering the Asian Century?

And at the end of April, more than 100 central bankers and regulators convened in Singapore to explore ways to

The Kremlin’s Mobster Code

Russia has a long history of rule by criminals. Channeling French anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s famous dictum “property is theft,” the