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UN World Food Program launches investigation into its Sudan operations as famine spreads

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The U.N. World Food Program is investigating two top officials in Sudan for alleged fraud and withholding donor information about their capacity to deliver food aid amid a severe hunger crisis. The investigation involves mismanagement issues that have hindered aid delivery during the ongoing war between Sudan's army and paramilitary forces.

Thousands without power as high winds batter southern Australia

France24.com (en) 

Electricity network operator AusNet reported 72 separate outages across the south of the country, where wind gusts hit 113 kilometres (70 miles) per hour. Some 19,300 customers were said to be affected. The Victoria State Emergency Service has issued a "severe weather" warning for Wednesday and into Thursday, telling people to stay away from trees and fallen power lines. The Bureau of Meteorology reported wind gusts of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) an hour in several locations east of Melbourne. Читать дальше...