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‘Hunger Games-style fight for jobs’: Massive layoff of government workers in Canada; only these officers won’t be fired

Thousands of government workers in Canada received official notices that they may lose their jobs or their jobs may change as the government acts on its budget cuts to save money. According to the Public Service Alliance of Canada, a workers’ union, 1775 1,775 workforce adjustment notices were issued to its members last week. The […]

WFP warns of record hunger levels in west and central Africa | World News

DAKAR: The UN World Food Programme sounded the alarm on Friday over escalating hunger in west and central Africa as needs reach “record levels”.More than 36 million people are struggling to meet their food needs, a number that could rise to 52 million people during the lean season between harvests this summer, the agency said […]

Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks | World News

NEW YORK: The Campaign Against Hunger was already struggling to feed thousands of families a week when the Trump administration pulled more than $1.3 million in grants. Demand has only increased at the New York nonprofit since the city emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic insecurity. In a first for the pantry, […]