Rice price rise takes toll in Manila slum
Rice price rise takes toll in Manila slum
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A staple moves out of reach for the poor amid expectations of shortages, increasing potential for unrest. It is in the heaving slums of Asia, amid sagging tin shacks and streets afloat with waste, that the soaring global price for rice hits hardest. |
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News entry number 4264 added on Apr 23, 2008 in the World News category.
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