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Latin Americans issue regional food emergency
indiatimes.com May 8, 2008
Seventeen Latin American governments have issued a regional food "emergency" at the close of a one-day summit on the food crisis. ... MANAGUA (NICARAGUA): Seventeen Latin American governments have issued a regional food "emergency" at the close of a one-day summit on the...
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