Malaysia plans cloud seeding for drought-hit ‘rice bowl’
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Malaysia is resorting to cloud seeding to bring much-needed rain to the country's "rice bowl" north, ...
Monday, May 11, 2026
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German fertiliser makers and farmers struggle with Iran war fallout
Wittenberg (Germany) (AFP) - As Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz roils the global economy, one German town has ...
IMF warns of war’s human impact far from Middle East
Washington (United States) (AFP) - IMF economists warned Thursday that the war in Iran could have “very, certainly severe” consequences ...
War’s impact on fertilisers stirs food producer fears
Paris (France) (AFP) - Even as Gulf tanker traffic slowly resumes, the road back to normal food production will be ...
War’s impact on fertilisers stirs food producer fears
Paris (France) (AFP) - Even as Gulf tanker traffic slowly resumes, the road back to normal food production will be ...
War’s impact on fertilisers stirs food producer fears
Paris (France) (AFP) - Even as Gulf tanker traffic slowly resumes, the road back to normal food production will be ...
IMF to cut global growth forecast due to Mideast war
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund will lower global growth forecasts due to the Middle East war, its ...
IMF expects to provide vulnerable economies hit by Iran war up to $50 bn
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund expects to have to provide up to $50 billion in immediate ...
Top World Bank official ‘extremely concerned’ by fallout of Iran war
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The World Bank is "extremely concerned" about the effect the war on Iran will have ...
Tractors roll through Vienna as farmers protest
Vienna (AFP) - Some 300 tractors rolled down the streets of Vienna Wednesday in a rare such protest in the ...
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