South Sudan's leaders engage in systematic looting' in poor nation: UN
South Sudan authorities diverted billions through schemes, enabling a predatory elite to loot state resources, outsource basic services, and worsen a nationwide food crisis.
Soaring prices, empty shelves as Japan's rice crisis worsens
"It's expensive," Kaori Wataya, a 45-year-old mother of three who cooks rice for two meals a day, said outside a supermarket in western Tokyo. "But what else can we do? ... I'm trying my best to buy."