China facing food shortage after months of flooding, infestations

Xi’s description of food waste as ‘shocking and distressing’ could portend looming food shortage. Flooding of Yellow River in Shangluo, Shaanxi Province on August 6. (Weibo photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping’s call for an end to … Read More

‘We’ve returned to the Middle Ages’ – life in Venezuela’s blackout

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For Venezuelans today, suffering under a new nationwide black-out that has lasted days, it’s like being thrown back to life centuries ago. A man sits on a bench in pitch dark, during a power cut in Caracas.Foto: Cristian Hernández / … Read More