Food

LONDON - The builders of Stonehenge fuelled themselves with sweet treats containing foraged fruit and nuts, according to English Heritage. Evidence found as part of excavations at Durrington Walls, the settlement inhabited by the…
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By Natalie Kitroeff and Maria Abi Habib PORT-AU-PRINCE — Gangs blocking Haiti’s ports, choking off fuel shipments. Hospitals on the verge of shutting down as generators run dry, risking the lives of hundreds of children. Cellphone towers…
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Staring glumly at his paddy field in the depths of rural Sri Lanka, B. R. Weeraratne sighs. The regular incursions of greedy elephants have been bad enough. But the government’s outright ban on agrochemicals will, he fears, slash his yields…
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By Chandrasena Maliyadde A food shortage brewing for several weeks, coupled with a stagnant economy and indecision, has pushed Sri Lanka to the brink of a crippling crisis. It is ironic that Sri Lanka, which was known as the Granary of…
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COLOMBO - Over 1,000 containers of essential food items are stuck at the Colombo port as importers struggled to meet their import bills due to the US dollar shortage in the country. In recent weeks, prices of most essential goods have…
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By Clarisa Diaz In pursuit of becoming the world’s first 100% organic food producer, Sri Lanka now finds itself in an economic crisis exacerbated by the pandemic,  inflation, and hoarding of essential food items. In April, the country…
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By Marc Santora, Sami Sahak and Nick Cumming Bruce GENEVA - The plight of the Afghan people came into stark relief Monday (13) when top United Nations officials warned that millions of people could run out of food before the arrival of…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's finance minister said Tuesday (7)  the island faces a "dangerous foreign exchange crisis" but the government denied it would seek an international bailout. Basil Rajapaksa, 70, the youngest brother of President…
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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s controversially invoked emergency regulations are a temporary measure that will be in effect only until legislation is introduced to control alleged food-hoarding by traders, a cabinet spokesman said as allegations…
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By Dan Bilefsky KABUL -  Afghans woke up Tuesday (31)morning to the reality of an Afghanistan firmly under the control of the Taliban, with intensifying fears that their country was being subsumed by a repressive regime amid escalating…
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