hunger

Determining which year in human history was the worst to be alive is subjective and there are many contenders for the top post. Among them 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic that claimed the lives of millions of people and shut...

Next week, the German government will vote on a resolution to recognize the Holodomor as a genocide. The Holodomor, known as the "Terror Famine" or "Great Famine" led to the starvation of millions of Ukrainians under the rule of...

Yale historian Timothy Snyder said Russian President Vladimir Putin has a hunger plan that would create starvation in some countries as part of his efforts in Ukraine. Snyder published a lengthy Twitter thread Saturday explaining how he believes Putin is...

Supermarket chain Lidl came under fire in Greece after a 70-year-old woman tried to steal some food worth 30 to 40 euros on Saturday -- because she was hungry. The German chain that has been operating in Greece for...

A United Nations official said earlier in the week that just two percent of Elon Musk's wealth could solve world hunger. The tech billionaire is currently the richest person on the planet by far and he seems to be dedicating...

More people are currently dying due to famine than the coronavirus, according to a report released by anti-poverty organization Oxfam on Friday. 

An elderly man in the town of Volos, Central Greece, was rushed to hospital on Thursday evening after collapsing from starvation in his home. This is the second such incident this week, after the collapse of a 9-year-old girl in...

The tragic plight of the laid-off hotel worker whose daughter fainted from hunger earlier in the week on the island of Rhodes has moved not only Greek public opinion but the government. Greece's famous philotimo worked wonders, since within hours...

A 9-year-old girl in Rhodes fainted from hunger earlier in the week as she was waiting with her unemployed mother at a local bakery to buy some bread, in an incident which highlights the desperate state many employees in...

In the schools of Patras, scenes that a few years ago would seem inconceivable happen on an almost daily basis. The most recent act of an endless play with young pupils in leading roles took place on the morning...