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Creating a More Nutritious Food System with Biofortification

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Courtney Meyer, Katrina Boyd, and Jenny Walton “We want to lead the way to get more nutritious foods on the...

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• Development
• International

Colombia and Bolivia Release More Nutritious Crops

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Collaboration between the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and HarvestPlus has enabled women and children in two Latin American...

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BBC Radio Host targets royal baby with racial tweet

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The BBC has dismissed Radio 5 Live presenter Danny Baker over his racial Tweet about the Duke and Duchess of...

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• International
• Security

UN Secretary General urges restraint in latest developments across the Gaza-Israeli border

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The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint in latest developments across the Gaza-Israeli...

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• Development
• International

Black Hole Image Makes History; NASA Telescopes Coordinated Observations

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A black hole and its shadow have been captured in an image for the first time, a historic feat by...

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• Human interest
• International
• Security

Tensions escalate in Venezuela, civilians killed and injured: top UN officials lament excessive use of force by authorities

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© UNHCR/Siegfried ModolaColombia. Venezuelan refugees and migrants cross the Simon Bolivar Bridge, one of 7 legal entry points on the...

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• Human interest
• International
• Security

‘We cannot lose momentum’ on the road to peace in Yemen, UN envoy warns

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UN Photo/Loey FelipeMartin Griffiths (on screen), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, briefs the Security Council on the situation...