Kenyan cult leader Paul McKenzie lived with hundreds of followers in makeshift houses made of plastic sheeting and straw in a remote forest camp. He divided the camp into districts with biblical names such as Jerusalem and Judea, relatives of his adherents say. What…
The war between Russia and Ukraine affects not only these countries, but the whole world. Many countries will face a food crisis and rising poverty. At the same time, countries that are not rich and friendly to Russia will suffer disproportionately. The BBC writes about it. Russia and...
Two dozen countries in the world are on the verge of mass famine, reports Glavkom, citing UN data. Conflict, economic hardship, extreme weather and the coronavirus pandemic are limiting access to food for hundreds of thousands of people. Instability in the world is growing, countries are facing...
Economic decline, deteriorating health care, rising domestic violence - the coronavirus pandemic is multiplying a number of other important problems in the world. As the harvest season approaches, experts point to a new threat - mass hunger in Africa and Asia, writes Voice of America. In 2020...
The pandemic did not come alone. Following the coronavirus, 2020 promises fires, floods, crop failures and a biblical plague of locusts for a warming planet. Natural disasters threaten hunger for poor countries and serious problems for Europe and the United States, meteorologists and international organizations warn. World Ocean…
In 2020, 265 people may face acute food shortages, writes Voice of America. The number of hungry people in the world could double due to the coronavirus pandemic, warns the World Food Crisis Network. As reported in the published 000...
A Cape Coral, Florila vegan family starved their 18-month-old son to death. Children in this family eat only raw fruits and vegetables, writes New-Press. Police say the baby, who died on September 27, weighed only 17 pounds (7,7 kg). His diet consisted of ...
During the First World War, which claimed the lives of millions of soldiers, millions of civilians starved. The threat of starvation persisted long after the cessation of hostilities. The situation could have been even more serious if not for the efforts of Herbert Hoover, who later became ...
Briton Adam Smith, a former homeless man, claims to have found a way to tackle global hunger and feed all who are undernourished. At the same time, as he says, his idea does not require additional food production, writes the BBC. The problem of his hunger ...