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UN says no food has entered northern Gaza since start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of starvation

CNN  —  No food has entered northern Gaza since the start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of going hungry, the World Food Programme told CNN on Friday. In August, approximately 700 hundred aid trucks entered northern Gaza. In September, only 400 aid trucks entered, after commercial operations ceased at the Allenby Crossing on …

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Chowdeck is hungry for Nigeria’s food delivery market. One day, it wants to be a ‘super-app for Africa’

CNN  —  When Femi Aluko found himself isolating at home during the Covid-19 pandemic one question kept coming to mind — how was he going to get food? He says he struggled to find quick delivery options in Nigeria’s most populous city, Lagos, because restaurants were either closed or had incredibly long waiting times. So, …

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It’s so hot in India, an insurer is helping thousands of women buy food

New Delhi CNN  —  A one-of-its-kind insurance policy has started making payouts to tens of thousands of women across India to help them cope with the impact of extreme heat. Fifty thousand women in 22 districts across the states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat received a $5 payments as temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius (104 …

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Plant-based ultraprocessed foods linked to heart disease, early death, study says

CNN  —  Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious expert-backed eating lifestyle that will boost your health for life. Want to reduce your risk of developing chronic disease and live longer while also helping the planet? Eat a plant-based diet, experts say. Does that mean you can …

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If we shouldn’t eat ultraprocessed foods, what should we eat instead?

CNN  —  Many people love their ultraprocessed foods. Sodas, chips, ice cream, lunch meat and other prepared foods are staples of the American diet. They are hard to avoid, too. More than 70 percent of the US food supply is made of ultraprocessed food. But a diet heavy in ultraprocessed food isn’t good for us, science has …

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Ship with 400 tons of food aid destined for Gaza has left Cyprus

Jerusalem CNN  —  A desperately needed shipment of food aid destined for Gaza departed from Cyprus on Saturday, weeks after humanitarian efforts in the besieged enclave were severely disrupted following a deadly Israeli airstrike which killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers. The deaths of the aid workers, six of them foreign, caused an international …

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Last-minute Brexit bill risks higher food prices, UK business groups warn

London CNN  —  British business groups are warning that newly announced post-Brexit charges on plant and animal imports could push up food prices not long after food inflation came down from double-digit rates. From April 30, UK businesses will have to pay up to £145 ($184) per delivery of most animal products, plants or plant …

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