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 India may ease rice curbs; supply worries linger
MANILA - India said on Friday it may allow limited rice exports, a sign that a global supply crisis could start to ease, as Philippine traders held off purchases hoping for new crops soon from... (photo: WN) Khaleej Times
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 U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'
BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- The United Nations' top World Food Program official says he is "furious" over the Myanmar's government's refusal to allow the organization to distribute aid that was flown... (photo: UN file) CNN
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 Wrong response aggravates Asia food crisis: ADB report
MANILA: Asia's response to tightening global grain supplies has aggravated food price inflation and uncertainty, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released here on... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Times Of India
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 Putin: Still Russia's paramount leader
Most keen observers of the Kremlin are convinced that Vladimir Putin will continue to be the paramount leader of Russia. He is, officially, only the head of government as prime minister. But his... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office) The Manila Times
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 US Urged to Reform Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON, May 8 (OneWorld) - More than 800 development and human rights activists are gathering here this week, developing and calling on Congress to implement new strategies to tackle world poverty... (photo: White House by Eric Draper) Common Dreams
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