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Houston Chronicle - World, 06.01.09 12:01 UTC

Israeli troops advance on Gaza cities

GAZA CITY, Gaza Israeli shells slammed into Gaza and ground forces edged closer to major population centers today, taking more civilian lives after Israel ignored mounting international calls for an ...

BBC Sciences, 06.01.09 11:51 UTC

Green Room

VIEWPOINT Jeff Bentley Centuries of crop diversification are at risk of being lost forever, warns Jeff Bentley. In this week's Green Room, he says a growing dependency on just a few modern, ...

USA Today, 06.01.09 11:50 UTC

Israeli troops approach Gaza population centers

GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) — Israeli shells slammed into Gaza and ground forces edged closer to major population centers Tuesday, taking more civilian lives after Israel ignored mounting international calls for an immediate cease-fire.

USA Today, 01.01.09 09:02 UTC

U.N.: Gaza faces 'alarming' humanitarian situation

UNITED NATIONS — Gaza's 1.5 million residents are facing an "alarming" humanitarian situation under constant Israeli bombardment, with the main power plant shut down, overcrowded hospitals struggling to cope and very limited food supplies, U.N. officials said.

Telegraph, 31.12.08 19:31 UTC

Gaza attacks continue as Brown warns of 'humanitarian crisis'

Israel's attacks on Gaza looked certain to continue last night after international demands for a 48-hour ceasefire were dismissed.

Belfast Telegraph, 31.12.08 00:35 UTC

New Year's Eve revellers told to wrap up as temperature plummets

New Year's Eve revellers have been warned that they face freezing temperatures when they see in 2009. Nearly 400,000 people are expected to take to the streets of London ahead of a midnight fireworks ...

The Independent, 31.12.08 00:31 UTC

Partygoers warned as temperature plummets

New Year's Eve revellers have been warned that they face freezing temperatures when they see in 2009. Nearly 400,000 people are expected to take to the streets of London ahead of a midnight fireworks ...

The Independent, 28.12.08 00:43 UTC

Year of the hungry: 1,000,000,000 afflicted

One billion people will go hungry around the globe next year for the first time in human history, as the international financial crisis deepens, the United Nations has told The Independent on Sunday ...

Daily Mail, 06.12.08 23:33 UTC

Essential reading for the credit crunch: Keeping Poultry and Rabbits on Scrap bestseller is back on the shelves

A book that helped keep hunger at bay for thousands of wartime civilians is back by popular demand in recession-hit Britain. First published in 1941, as Nazi Germany tried to starve Britons into ...