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U.N. to need $8 billion this year to help Syrians at home and abroad
"Even if peace was to take place from tonight, the humanitarian needs within Syria would continue for a good time to come."
U.N. "racing" to prepare emergency aid ahead of battle for western Mosul
The United Nations said on Tuesday it is "racing against the clock" to prepare emergency aid for endangered civilians in Mosul with an Iraqi army offensive looming to oust the Islamic State.
Kenyan irrigation app aims to cut water waste, crop losses
Dealing with unpredictable and irregular rainfall associated with climate change is a challenge for many farmers, and one made worse by water-wasting, inefficient irrigation systems, experts say.
China vows to boost farmland protection as grain output falls
"Farmland should be protected the way we protect pandas," reads a Chinese government document released on Monday.