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MALAWI: Food surplus creates political storm

A surplus production of maize, Malawi's staple food, will not prevent at least one million people from being food insecure, a forecast that has not pleased President Bingu wa Mutharika.

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Israeli and Palestinian peace deal now in play

US President Barack Obama has met with Israeli-Palestinian leaders in Washington to launch a series of meetings aimed at restarting direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

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Global aid needed to help Pakistan avoid losing wheat crop, says UN agency

Without urgent global assistance to save the upcoming wheat-planting season in Pakistan, the food security of millions in the flood-hit nation is at risk, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.

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Combining the Energy from Five Continents, the Bell of World Love and Peace Rings Again in Australia

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