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A meal fit for a famine
05 Jul 2025 16:23 GMT
… greeted by empty shelves. And famine is once again haunting us … child that it wasn’t famine food — it was variety.
When …
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Jamie Smith and Harry Brook hundreds in vain as India turn the screw on day of batting feast and famine
04 Jul 2025 20:18 GMT
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Christy O’Connor: Cork will never have better chance to end Liam MacCarthy famine
04 Jul 2025 19:29 GMT
… chance to finally end the famine.
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'Champagne is not simply a place, it’s a symbol of excellence': How a quiet rural region shrugged off war, famine and pestilence to become the home of the ultimate luxury tipple
04 Jul 2025 15:37 GMT
Proposals, weddings, christenings, graduations, Valentine’s day celebrations, sordid hotel room affairs and even some wakes. They all boast one commonality: the delicious pop and expensive hiss of a bottle of Champagne being opened. It’s the soundtrack to …
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From flood to famine: Rainfall chaos fuels Africa’s drought crisis
04 Jul 2025 10:07 GMT
Climate change is intensifying water scarcity across Africa while also exacerbating droughts. Despite a brief uptick in rainfall across the continent, critical water shortages persist, particularly in major river basins such as the Zambezi.
The diminished …
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Springboks’ second-row depth: From famine into feast
03 Jul 2025 09:07 GMT
Just under a year ago, South Africa’s Rugby Championship campaign was held together by the unlikeliest of pillars.
With stalwarts Eben Etzebeth, RG Snyman, Franco Mostert, Jean Kleyn, and Lood de Jager sidelined through injuries, it was Ruan Nortjé and …
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Coffinless burial re-enactment at Westmeath famine memorial commemoration
02 Jul 2025 07:44 GMT
… of this year’s annual Famine commemoration, held last week. … the members of the Mullingar Famine Graveyard Committee gather at … quot;Cholera, pestilence, poverty and Famine led to a massive spike … a passage from his book, ‘Famine Graveyard – Mullingar’s Pauper …
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‘Uppu Kappurambu’ Movie Ending Explained & Summary: What Happens To Apoorva And Chinna?
05 Jul 2025 17:20 GMT
… was hit by a deadly famine. The priest back then told … in order to stop the famine, they would have to bury … again be hit by a famine. The funny thing was that …
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On dismantling USAID: What happened to the American soul? Why has cruelty gained such a firm grip?
05 Jul 2025 15:55 GMT
… midst of a drought-induced famine that remains among one of … million people died in that famine, with 2.5 million of … soldiers of mercy of the famine and disasters from the civil …
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A.I.’s Imperial Quest: Echoes of the East India Company’s Ruin
05 Jul 2025 17:46 GMT
… policies caused the 1770 Bengal famine, killing millions. AI’s harm …