famine

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Fletcher said the UN was also trying to keep the Strait of Hormuz open in its bid to get aid convoys to sub-Saharan Africa amid a "looming famine" in the region.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

For one, the status of women in North Korea has made great leaps since the so-called Arduous March - the famine caused in the 1990s when North Korea's economy collapsed.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Nearly every child is at risk of famine or getting sick from preventable diseases.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

He was chosen to head Chittagong University's economics department, but the young country was struggling through a famine, and he felt compelled to take practical action.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The Earth was a planet, as Copernicus had said, and it was entirely obvious to Kepler that the Earth, wracked by wars, pestilence, famine and unhappiness, fell short of perfection.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan