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...more than two years the horror has been creeping across the African continent: a devastating drought that has left in its wake some 35 million starving men, women and children. In Ethiopia alone, where at least 6 million people are destitute, this year's death toll may soon reach 900,000. Despite warnings from relief agencies like the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that the globe is facing the greatest human disaster in recent history, the response has been widespread indifference...
...cause of Ethiopia's agony has been a series of disastrous harvests caused by the prolonged drought. The harvest of teff, the grain crop that provides the main source of food for Ethiopians, was very poor last winter, according to a U.N. senior official in Rome, and the secondary crop that came in last spring was "a virtual failure." Said the official: "The tragedy in Ethiopia demands not only an immediate response but a sustained response...
Also, South Africa has offered troops to monitor the cease-fire and provide technical help for war-and drought-ravaged Mozambique...
Despite the Landry drought, the Crimson notched a 2-0 victory over Keene State, the nation's top Division II squad...
After breaking the considerable scoring drought with that goal, the Harvard offense then exploded. But because of swirling gusts and a strong wind, the Crimson lofted a steady barrage of shots over...