Deadly chaos as Pakistanis scramble for scarce donations
By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) – Seven-year-old Saad Umer joined a crowd in a poor neighbourhood in the Pakistani city of Karachi rushing to get a handout of flour and a little…
Chile’s parched mines race for an increasingly scarce commodity: water
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO – A record-breaking drought in Chile is impacting mining operations and forcing companies to escalate their search for more sources of water, from water treatment and pricey desalination…
With fertilizer costs high and seeds scarce, U.S. farmers turn to soy
By Mark Weinraub and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO – North Dakota farmer Jennifer Meyer typically devotes at least 20% of her 2,500-acre farm to corn, which provides a convenient feed for the cattle…
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