Millions of acres of Ukraine's farmland are going unplowed this year
The war in Ukraine has forced farmers to abandon millions of acres of the nation's most fertile farmland.
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Syrian author Khaled Khalifa, a titan of contemporary Arabic literature, dies at 59
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Harvesting water from fog and air in Kenya with jerrycans and newfangled machines
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The fate of Ukraine funding lies in the balance with speaker's race
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The couple killed by a bear in Banff were able to send an SOS text: 'Bear attack bad'
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The Philippines' capital is running out of water. Is building a dam the solution?
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A security vacuum in the Sahel has left Timbuktu blockaded by Islamist militants
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Jailed Iranian women's rights activist wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who remains in prison in Iran, is this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Up First briefing: Ukraine's land scarred by war; Iranian activist wins Nobel Prize
The vast Ukrainian farmland abandoned due to war can be seen from space. Jailed Iranian human rights activist and journalist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
An Iranian human rights activist and journalist wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Committee has awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi of Iran, currently imprisoned, for her efforts to ensure human rights for women.