Starving

UN warns of ‘biblical’ famines as coronavirus threatens to leave three dozen nations starving

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The United Nations warned the coronavirus pandemic could trigger famine as the worldwide freeze on commerce sent shock waves through financial markets. The bleak warning came on Tuesday as deaths from the virus surpassed 174,000 worldwide, with governments anxiously trying to chart a path out of the unprecedented global health and economic emergency. One World … Read more

Starving and emaciated street dogs are rescued from Cyprus and flown to a new life in Britain

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A British animal lover who found two emaciated dogs in Cyprus rescued them and  got them back to Britain on a Boeing 747 that was bringing in coronavirus medical supplies. Andrea Siddons, 51, who runs the Cyprus Dog Rescue centre from her home on the island, found two ‘unrecognisable’ dogs who were both so skinny … Read more