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In the shadow of COVID-19, the spectre of famine

With such a lukewarm commitment, the world may very well see another plague make a deadly comeback soon.

Opinion
BY JEAN-FRéDéRIC LéGARé-TREMBLAY
April 14, 2021

Opinion | BY JEAN-FRéDéRIC LéGARé-TREMBLAY | April 14, 2021

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