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Moroccan women filling up containers with water from a hose, in Zagora, southeastern Morocco, October 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Issam Oukhouya, File)
November 20, 2017, 3:06 am
15 dead, 10 hurt in a stampede for food aid in Morocco
Amid drought, Sidi Boulalam locals rush market for $16 supplies; King Mohammed VI says he’ll pay for hospitalization of injured and burial of deceased
By AP
A still image from a Coca-Cola advert (screen capture: YouTube)
May 21, 2016, 1:44 pm
Sugar shortage halts Coca-Cola’s Venezuela output
Company says sugar-free beverages unaffected, offices and distribution centers remain open in the country
By AP
Shoppers at a Rami Levy supermarket (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 30, 2015, 4:58 pm
Food shortages blamed on holidays, heat
Grocers say shelves empty due to a combination of fewer work days, summer weather, crop disease
By TOI staff
A haredi youth stands next to piles of potatoes in Jerusalem (Photo credit: Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
October 30, 2014, 5:14 pm
Could an Israeli-created innovation end world hunger?
Pimi Agro has figured out a natural way to extend the shelf life of produce by 1,500%, and prevent disease and fungus, too
By David Shamah
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