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GLOBAL STATISTICS ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE 

Published 25 November 2022

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GLOBAL STATISTICS ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE women and girls suffer are terrifying.Figures from the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) highlight the ferocity of the sexual aggression directed to females.

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Health, International news, News

Viruses devastate Salinas Valley lettuce

Published 20 November 2022

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Growers tallying their losses as consumer prices rise.

Todd Fitchette |

Salinas Valley lettuce exhibiting symptoms of INSV infection. The summer lettuce crop in California was significantly impacted by plant diseases caused by insect feeding and soil-borne pathogens. This led to a short supply of lettuce for U.S. markets and record-high prices.

Salinas Valley lettuce growers are tallying their losses from a set of plant viruses that continue to increase in frequency and intensity across the region.

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Salinas Valley farmers hit by lettuce virus

Published 20 November 2022

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A virus spread by insects is causing widespread damage to lettuce crops in the Salinas Valley, the renowned Salad Bowl that provides more than one-half of America’s lettuce.

According to growers and researchers, impatiens necrotic spot virus, or INSV, is ravaging lettuce fields in the region that normally accounts for $1.2 billion in annual lettuce production.

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International news, News

Former President Donald Trump announces a White House bid for 2024

Published 15 November 2022

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(CNN)-Former President Donald Trump, aiming to become only the second commander-in-chief ever elected to two nonconsecutive terms, announced Tuesday night that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.

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International news, News

International agencies call for urgent action against food insecurity

Published 18 October 2022

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Brasilia, 14 October 2022 (IICA). The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), FAO, IFAD and WFP will hold an event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 16 to commemorate World Food Day 2022. More than 40 authorities from the food and agriculture sector will be in attendance.

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