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Zimbabwe is ‘marching toward starvation’

Aug 7, 2019

Zimbabwe is ‘marching toward starvation’

Glencore shutters the world's biggest copper mine. Three more global central banks slash interest rates. The U.N. warns one-third of Zimbabweans will need food aid before the next harvest amid drought and economic crisis.

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