WFP Warns COVID-19 Pandemic Could Mean a Food Crisis in Latin America

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LATEST NEWS May 30, 2020

Trump Calls China's Actions on Hong Kong 'Plain Violations' U.S. President Donald Trump says China's actions on Hong Kong are "plain violations of its treaty obligations" in remarks Friday that strongly criticized Beijing on a host of issues including its trade practices, handling of the coronavirus pandemic and dealings with the World Health Organization. ... CLICK : Read More

China to Offer 'Guidance, Support' to Hong Kong Police Enforcing Security Law China's public security ministry has said it will offer 'guidance and support' to Hong Kong's police force, in another sign that the city's status as a separate legal jurisdiction is likely at an end. ... Read More

DNI Ratcliffe Statement on Declassification of Transcripts "As the Director of National Intelligence, it is my obligation to review declassification requests with the overarching priority of protecting sources and methods, while also providing transparency whenever possible. Accordingly, today the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declassified transcripts concerning Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn." ... Read More

Deep Trouble: Russia Finally Moves To Raise Radioactive Debris From Arctic Waters The nuclear-powered submarine, built four decades earlier for the Soviet Northern Fleet, was being towed to a Murmansk shipyard to be dismantled when it was hit by a summer storm. The sub sank, killing nine sailors and sending around 800 kilograms of radioactive fuel to the sea bottom. ... Read More

U.S. Warns Of Russian Hacking Group's Attempts To Gain 'Dream Access' To Computer Systems The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) on May 28 warned government partners and private companies about a Russian hacking operation that it says uses a special intrusion technique to target operating systems often used to manage computer infrastructure. ... Read More

Nearly 6 Million Worldwide Infected with Coronavirus There are more than 5.8 million infections of COVID-19 around the world, with more than 360,000 deaths. Read More

WFP Warns COVID-19 Pandemic Could Mean a Food Crisis in Latin America A report released this week by the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) warns that social and economic measures aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 could create a food crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean, threatening nearly 14 million people with food insecurity. ... Read More

COVID-19 Could Double Africa's Food Insecurity, WFP Chief Warns The head of the World Food Program tells VOA the number of people suffering from acute food insecurity in Africa could more than double due to COVID-19. Executive Director David Beasley says the impact of the virus on the economy and the flow of supplies could affect more than 40 million people in East Africa alone. ... Read More