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Corn mold lurks in U.S. fields, threatening crop yields
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A fungal disease called Diplodia ear rot is lurking in corn fields in portions of the U.S. Midwest, and crop experts and farmers fear lower yields and crop damage that could force growers to accept steep discounts on the cash market.
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Rescued Yazidi sex slaves will face no stigma, leader says
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Yazidi women who have been raped, enslaved or married off to Islamic State militants in Iraq will be welcomed back into the community, the leader of the minority group said on Wednesday, in a gesture to help remove the stigma of rape.
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UPDATE 1-Climate deal comes one step closer to effect at United Nations
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - An agreement to fight global warming came one step closer to taking effect on Wednesday when dozens of countries deposited their ratification of the deal at the United Nations, taking the total to 60, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
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Oil up 2 percent after third surprise weekly U.S. crude draw
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices were up as much as 2 percent on Wednesday after a surprise drop in crude stockpiles reported by the U.S. government for a third week in a row.
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Climate deal comes one step closer to effect at United Nations
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - An agreement to fight global warming came one step closer to taking effect on Wednesday when dozens of countries deposited their ratification of the deal at the United Nations, taking the total to 60, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
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COLUMN-La Nina forecast downgraded as trade winds remain moderate: Kemp
LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific have been significantly below the seasonal average for the last 10 weeks, consistent with the formation of mild La Nina conditions.
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Flash floods in Indonesia kill 20; rescuers hunt for missing
GARUT, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesian search and rescue teams worked on Wednesday to find victims of flash floods that killed 20 people and damaged hundreds of homes, authorities said.
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EXPERT VIEWS-How have the U.N.'s global goals fared one year on?
NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - World leaders one year ago agreed on an ambitious set of global goals designed to tackle the world's most troubling problems such as extreme poverty and inequality by 2030 at the United Nations.
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Tropical storm Lisa forms west of Cape Verde Islands
(Reuters) - Tropical depression 13 has strengthened into tropical storm Lisa over the eastern tropical Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.
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"Serious concern" in Somalia as 5 mln go hungry, U.N. says
NAIROBI, Sept 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of Somalis who do not have enough to eat has risen to five million, or more than four out of ten people, due to poor rains, the United Nations said on Tuesday, with children at the greatest risk of ill-health and death.
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