Egypt allots extra $1.7 billion to fight food inflation
Egypt's cabinet has approved an extra 10 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.7 billion) over the next three months to help slow rising food prices, the state news agency said on Wednesday. Full story
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India might ban lavish weddings, feed poor instead
India is considering adopting a policy from its impoverished and war-torn neighbor Afghanistan to help tackle a domestic food crisis: rein in lavish wedding parties of the rich. Full story
Food price rises bring risk of new riots: France
France's agriculture minister warned the United Nations on Thursday that food riots like those of three years ago could break out around the world because of steep rises in food prices. Full story
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