#americas — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #americas, aggregated by home.social.
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Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee
By Olivia Bowden in TorontoBritish Columbia battling 102 fires day and night across province, as breakneck speed hampers firefighters’ efforts
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/canada-british-columbia-government-wildfires
#Canada #Wildfires #Americas #Climatecrisis #Drought #Worldnews #TheGuardian #OliviaBowdeninToronto
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Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee
By Olivia Bowden in TorontoBritish Columbia battling 102 fires day and night across province, as breakneck speed hampers firefighters’ efforts
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/canada-british-columbia-government-wildfires
#Canada #Wildfires #Americas #Climatecrisis #Drought #Worldnews #TheGuardian #OliviaBowdeninToronto
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Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/canada-british-columbia-government-wildfires #Canada #Wildfires #Americas #ClimateCrisis #Drought #WorldNews
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Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/canada-british-columbia-government-wildfires #Canada #Wildfires #Americas #ClimateCrisis #Drought #WorldNews
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Mike Sielski: Expect LeBron James and Jaylen Brown to be the calm to the storm that often can be the Sixers | National Sports https://www.rawchili.com/nba/807446/ #76ers #americas #ArtsAndEntertainment #Basketball #Boston #CulturalHeritage #Massachusetts #Museums #NationalBasketballAssociation #NBA #NorthAmerica #pennsylvania #Philadelphia #Philadelphia76ers #Philadelphia76ers #ProfessionalSports #Sports #TeamSports #UnitedStates
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Can the Mounties regain Canada’s trust after race, sexism and public safety scandals?
By Olivia Bowden in TorontoThe Royal Canadian Mounted Police face increasing scrutiny from critics who say they have lost touch and should be disbanded
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/canadian-mounted-police-mounties-regain-trust
#Canada #Horses #Toronto #Americas #Worldnews #USpolicing #MarkCarney #Race #Ottawa #TheGuardian #OliviaBowdeninToronto
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Can the Mounties regain Canada’s trust after race, sexism and public safety scandals?
By Olivia Bowden in TorontoThe Royal Canadian Mounted Police face increasing scrutiny from critics who say they have lost touch and should be disbanded
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/canadian-mounted-police-mounties-regain-trust
#Canada #Horses #Toronto #Americas #Worldnews #USpolicing #MarkCarney #Race #Ottawa #TheGuardian #OliviaBowdeninToronto
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Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/costa-rican-diplomat-rebeca-grynspan-contender-first-female-head-of-un #UnitedNations #CostaRica #Americas #WorldNews
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Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/costa-rican-diplomat-rebeca-grynspan-contender-first-female-head-of-un #UnitedNations #CostaRica #Americas #WorldNews
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Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN
By Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorRebeca Grynspan seen as continuity candidate with tacit support from current secretary general, António Guterres
#UnitedNations #CostaRica #Americas #Worldnews #TheGuardian #PatrickWintourDiplomaticeditor
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Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN
By Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorRebeca Grynspan seen as continuity candidate with tacit support from current secretary general, António Guterres
#UnitedNations #CostaRica #Americas #Worldnews #TheGuardian #PatrickWintourDiplomaticeditor
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‘Explosive’ wildfire forces 20,000 people to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency
By Associated PressFast-moving fire displaces people in western Canada, burning homes as it races through towns on Okanagan Lake
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/canada-wildfires-british-columbia
#Canada #Wildfires #Environment #Worldnews #Americas #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress
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‘Explosive’ wildfire forces 20,000 people to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency
By Associated PressFast-moving fire displaces people in western Canada, burning homes as it races through towns on Okanagan Lake
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/canada-wildfires-british-columbia
#Canada #Wildfires #Environment #Worldnews #Americas #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress
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‘I couldn’t breathe’: the deadly health burden of wildfire smoke https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/08/wildfire-smoke-unknown-health-impacts #Wildfires #Canada #France #Americas #Europe #WorldNews #ClimateCrisis #Environment #ExtremeHeat #Health
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‘I couldn’t breathe’: the deadly health burden of wildfire smoke https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/08/wildfire-smoke-unknown-health-impacts #Wildfires #Canada #France #Americas #Europe #WorldNews #ClimateCrisis #Environment #ExtremeHeat #Health
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‘I couldn’t breathe’: the deadly health burden of wildfire smoke
By Ajit NiranjanScientists race to untangle complex links between exposure and mortality as fire weather grows more prevalent
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/08/wildfire-smoke-unknown-health-impacts
#Wildfires #Canada #France #Americas #Europe #Worldnews #Climatecrisis #Environment #Extremeheat #Health #TheGuardian #AjitNiranjan
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‘I couldn’t breathe’: the deadly health burden of wildfire smoke
By Ajit NiranjanScientists race to untangle complex links between exposure and mortality as fire weather grows more prevalent
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/08/wildfire-smoke-unknown-health-impacts
#Wildfires #Canada #France #Americas #Europe #Worldnews #Climatecrisis #Environment #Extremeheat #Health #TheGuardian #AjitNiranjan
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US promises $1bn in security aid to Colombia as new rightwing president pledges drugs crackdown
By Guardian staff and agenciesTrump ally Abelardo De La Espriella vows to start ‘profound transformation’ of country’s destiny as he is sworn in
#Colombia #Trumpadministration #Americas #USforeignpolicy #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff #agencies
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US promises $1bn in security aid to Colombia as new rightwing president pledges drugs crackdown
By Guardian staff and agenciesTrump ally Abelardo De La Espriella vows to start ‘profound transformation’ of country’s destiny as he is sworn in
#Colombia #Trumpadministration #Americas #USforeignpolicy #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff #agencies
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US promises $1bn in security aid to Colombia as new rightwing president pledges drugs crackdown https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/us-promises-1bn-in-security-aid-to-colombia-as-new-rightwing-president-pledges-drugs-crackdown #Colombia #TrumpAdministration #Americas #UsForeignPolicy
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US promises $1bn in security aid to Colombia as new rightwing president pledges drugs crackdown https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/us-promises-1bn-in-security-aid-to-colombia-as-new-rightwing-president-pledges-drugs-crackdown #Colombia #TrumpAdministration #Americas #UsForeignPolicy
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US police officer accused of killing three people in Mexico arrested at border
By Marina DunbarChad Eberle of Texas charged over deadly shooting in Saltillo that officials say stemmed from custody dispute
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/chad-eberle-arrested-police-killings
#Texas #UScrime #Mexico #USpolicing #USnews #Worldnews #Americas #TheGuardian #MarinaDunbar
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US police officer accused of killing three people in Mexico arrested at border
By Marina DunbarChad Eberle of Texas charged over deadly shooting in Saltillo that officials say stemmed from custody dispute
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/chad-eberle-arrested-police-killings
#Texas #UScrime #Mexico #USpolicing #USnews #Worldnews #Americas #TheGuardian #MarinaDunbar
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US police officer accused of killing three people in Mexico arrested at border https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/chad-eberle-arrested-police-killings #Texas #UsCrime #Mexico #UsPolicing #UsNews #WorldNews #Americas
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US police officer accused of killing three people in Mexico arrested at border https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/chad-eberle-arrested-police-killings #Texas #UsCrime #Mexico #UsPolicing #UsNews #WorldNews #Americas
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Haitians face arrest and deportation after US removes TPS protections
By Alexandra Villarreal in New YorkDHS secretary Markwayne Mullin says ‘We’re going after them right now’ despite threat of violence in home country
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/haitians-us-deportation-tps-immigration
#USimmigration #USnews #Worldnews #Trumpadministration #USforeignpolicy #Haiti #USpolitics #Caribbean #Americas #TheGuardian #AlexandraVillarrealinNewYork
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Haitians face arrest and deportation after US removes TPS protections
By Alexandra Villarreal in New YorkDHS secretary Markwayne Mullin says ‘We’re going after them right now’ despite threat of violence in home country
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/haitians-us-deportation-tps-immigration
#USimmigration #USnews #Worldnews #Trumpadministration #USforeignpolicy #Haiti #USpolitics #Caribbean #Americas #TheGuardian #AlexandraVillarrealinNewYork
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Haitians face arrest and deportation after US removes TPS protections https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/haitians-us-deportation-tps-immigration #UsImmigration #UsNews #WorldNews #TrumpAdministration #UsForeignPolicy #Haiti #UsPolitics #Caribbean #Americas
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Haitians face arrest and deportation after US removes TPS protections https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/haitians-us-deportation-tps-immigration #UsImmigration #UsNews #WorldNews #TrumpAdministration #UsForeignPolicy #Haiti #UsPolitics #Caribbean #Americas
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Colombia on the brink: ELN guerrilla group prepares for return to war
By Thomas Graham in Chocó; Photography by Santiago MesaAs Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as president vowing a new military offensive, the country’s last leftwing rebels are getting ready to fight back
#Colombia #Americas #Worldnews #TheGuardian #ThomasGrahaminChoc #PhotographybySantiagoMesa
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Colombia on the brink: ELN guerrilla group prepares for return to war
By Thomas Graham in Chocó; Photography by Santiago MesaAs Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as president vowing a new military offensive, the country’s last leftwing rebels are getting ready to fight back
#Colombia #Americas #Worldnews #TheGuardian #ThomasGrahaminChoc #PhotographybySantiagoMesa
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Colombia on the brink: ELN guerrilla group prepares for return to war https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/aug/07/colombia-on-the-brink-eln-guerrilla-group-prepares-for-return-to-war #Colombia #Americas #WorldNews
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Colombia on the brink: ELN guerrilla group prepares for return to war https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/aug/07/colombia-on-the-brink-eln-guerrilla-group-prepares-for-return-to-war #Colombia #Americas #WorldNews
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‘They were told bikes were for men’: how Latin America’s city of cycling is breaking gender barriers
By Christina Noriega in BogotáWith less than a third of cycling journeys taken by women, Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, is installing bike lanes, teaching cycling and making sure ‘stereotypes are left behind’
#Cycling #Colombia #Womensrightsandgenderequality #Americas #Worldnews #Sexualviolence #Environment #Travelandtransport #TheGuardian #ChristinaNoriegainBogot
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‘They were told bikes were for men’: how Latin America’s city of cycling is breaking gender barriers
By Christina Noriega in BogotáWith less than a third of cycling journeys taken by women, Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, is installing bike lanes, teaching cycling and making sure ‘stereotypes are left behind’
#Cycling #Colombia #Womensrightsandgenderequality #Americas #Worldnews #Sexualviolence #Environment #Travelandtransport #TheGuardian #ChristinaNoriegainBogot
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Toronto Zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/toronto-zoo-pygmy-hippo-calf #Toronto #Animals #Canada #UsNews #Wildlife #Environment #Americas #Zoos
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Toronto Zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/toronto-zoo-pygmy-hippo-calf #Toronto #Animals #Canada #UsNews #Wildlife #Environment #Americas #Zoos
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Toronto Zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia
By Maya YangThe 20-year-old’s third calf is being monitored by officials as survival rates for the species are challenging, the zoo said
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/toronto-zoo-pygmy-hippo-calf
#Toronto #Animals #Canada #USnews #Wildlife #Environment #Americas #Zoos #TheGuardian #MayaYang
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Toronto Zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia
By Maya YangThe 20-year-old’s third calf is being monitored by officials as survival rates for the species are challenging, the zoo said
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/toronto-zoo-pygmy-hippo-calf
#Toronto #Animals #Canada #USnews #Wildlife #Environment #Americas #Zoos #TheGuardian #MayaYang
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US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum
By Robert Tait in WashingtonState department informs Congress of planned closures in Canada, Grenada, Japan, Indonesia and Cameroon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/us-state-department-consulate-closures
#USforeignpolicy #USnews #China #Cameroon #Indonesia #Japan #Grenada #Canada #Worldnews #Caribbean #AsiaPacific #Americas #Africa #Democrats #USpolitics #MarcoRubio #TheGuardian #RobertTaitinWashington
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US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum
By Robert Tait in WashingtonState department informs Congress of planned closures in Canada, Grenada, Japan, Indonesia and Cameroon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/us-state-department-consulate-closures
#USforeignpolicy #USnews #China #Cameroon #Indonesia #Japan #Grenada #Canada #Worldnews #Caribbean #AsiaPacific #Americas #Africa #Democrats #USpolitics #MarcoRubio #TheGuardian #RobertTaitinWashington
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US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/us-state-department-consulate-closures #UsForeignPolicy #UsNews #China #Cameroon #Indonesia #Japan #Grenada #Canada #WorldNews #Caribbean #AsiaPacific #Americas #Africa #Democrats #UsPolitics #MarcoRubio
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US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/us-state-department-consulate-closures #UsForeignPolicy #UsNews #China #Cameroon #Indonesia #Japan #Grenada #Canada #WorldNews #Caribbean #AsiaPacific #Americas #Africa #Democrats #UsPolitics #MarcoRubio
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Mexican influencer shot dead while streaming live on social media https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/mexico-cesar-gastelum-shot-dead-streaming-live-social-media #Mexico #Americas #WorldNews
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Mexican influencer shot dead while streaming live on social media https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/mexico-cesar-gastelum-shot-dead-streaming-live-social-media #Mexico #Americas #WorldNews
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Mexican influencer shot dead while streaming live on social media
By Oscar Lopez in Mexico CityCésar Gastélum was filming outside a fast-food outlet in Sinaloa state when he was killed by a motorbike driver
#Mexico #Americas #Worldnews #TheGuardian #OscarLopezinMexicoCity
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Mexican influencer shot dead while streaming live on social media
By Oscar Lopez in Mexico CityCésar Gastélum was filming outside a fast-food outlet in Sinaloa state when he was killed by a motorbike driver
#Mexico #Americas #Worldnews #TheGuardian #OscarLopezinMexicoCity
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As the lights go out, Cuba’s true believers gather to celebrate the revolution
By Ruaridh Nicoll in Pinar del RioProud and defiant in the rolling blackouts, thousands come together to mark the 1953 raid seen as the first step to Fidel Castro taking power
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/cuba-true-believers-revolution-moncada
#Cuba #Worldnews #Caribbean #Americas #USnews #TheGuardian #RuaridhNicollinPinardelRio
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As the lights go out, Cuba’s true believers gather to celebrate the revolution
By Ruaridh Nicoll in Pinar del RioProud and defiant in the rolling blackouts, thousands come together to mark the 1953 raid seen as the first step to Fidel Castro taking power
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/cuba-true-believers-revolution-moncada
#Cuba #Worldnews #Caribbean #Americas #USnews #TheGuardian #RuaridhNicollinPinardelRio
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Ancient mummy DNA provides #scientific #evidence that #colonization brought #smallpox to the #Americas
"Ancient mummy DNA recovered in #Chile has yielded the firmest evidence yet that #European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas. Smallpox was one of the #deadliest #diseases in human history before it was eradicated in 1980.. important molecular evidence, suggesting that the strains of smallpox infecting people in the Americas evolved first from #Europe"👈🧐
https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/81243 -
Mexico’s top university orders 58,000 students to resit entrance exam after suspected cheating https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/mexico-top-university-unam-resit-entrance-exam-cheating-scandal #Mexico #Americas #WorldNews
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Mexico’s top university orders 58,000 students to resit entrance exam after suspected cheating https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/mexico-top-university-unam-resit-entrance-exam-cheating-scandal #Mexico #Americas #WorldNews
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Mexico’s top university orders 58,000 students to resit entrance exam after suspected cheating
By Oscar Lopez in Mexico CityNational Autonomous University of Mexico says applicants must take test in person after online debacle
#Mexico #Americas #Worldnews #TheGuardian #OscarLopezinMexicoCity
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Mexico’s top university orders 58,000 students to resit entrance exam after suspected cheating
By Oscar Lopez in Mexico CityNational Autonomous University of Mexico says applicants must take test in person after online debacle
#Mexico #Americas #Worldnews #TheGuardian #OscarLopezinMexicoCity
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El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/05/el-nino-could-push-50m-people-acute-hunger-next-year #ElNioSouthernOscillation #Environment #Hunger #FoodSecurity #UnitedNations #Americas #Caribbean #Africa #AsiaPacific #WorldNews
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El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/05/el-nino-could-push-50m-people-acute-hunger-next-year #ElNioSouthernOscillation #Environment #Hunger #FoodSecurity #UnitedNations #Americas #Caribbean #Africa #AsiaPacific #WorldNews
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El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
By Fiona Harvey Environment editorUN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity
#ElNiosouthernoscillation #Environment #Hunger #Foodsecurity #UnitedNations #Americas #Caribbean #Africa #AsiaPacific #Worldnews #TheGuardian #FionaHarveyEnvironmenteditor