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Somali children struggle in famine-struck MogadishuMogadishu (AFP) Aug 11, 2011 In drought-ravaged Somalia where food is scarce, three-year-old Ibrahim is so severely malnourished he weighs less than eight kilos (18 pounds), about the same as an eight-month-old baby. "My child is very sick, he's had a fever, vomiting and got diarrhoea," said his mother Rukyo Abdullahi, sitting worriedly by her tiny son's bedside, his skin stretched tight against his small bones. "He was given some medicine from a local pharmacy, but as soon as he took it, he got worse - the blood drained a ... read more |
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 Thousands struggle in Ethiopia's "green drought" Shundure Tekamo faces a tough choice - stay with her severely malnourished son in hospital, or return home in the desperate search for food for her five other children. ... more | .. |
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 Tokyo rice exchange starts amid radiation scare A rice futures exchange in Japan's capital had its first full trading day Tuesday, after operations were halted the previous day on soaring demand amid fears radiation contamination will limit supply. ... more | .. |
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