The price of basic food like rice, wheat and corn has been rising sharply, setting off violent protests in Haiti Egypt, Uzbekistan, Yemen, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and even Italy. ...full story at New York Times
from New York Times on Wed, Apr 16 2008
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