Pacific Nations Face Food, Fuel Shortages Amid Iran War Impact
Small Pacific island nations are grappling with difficult choices regarding food and fuel, as global shortages and price hikes, intensified by the Iran war, severely impact their economies. Many islanders are reportedly skipping essential food and medicine due to the crisis.
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Pacific Islanders skip food, medicine amid global fuel shortage from Iran war
Far-flung Pacific nations are reeling from the impact of a global fuel crisis as authorities scramble to manage energy supplies while families must grapple with fuel curbs and higher costs for food and access to healthcare. Global oil supplies are running down as the US-Israeli war with Iran disrupts traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which typically carries about 20 per cent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flows. Aid agencies have warned that the crisis has driven up price...
By Reuters
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Far-flung Pacific nations are reeling from the impact of a global fuel crisis as authorities scramble to manage energy supplies while families must grapple with fuel curbs and higher costs for food and access to healthcare. Global oil supplies are running down as the US-Israeli war with Iran disrupts traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which typically carries about 20 per cent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flows. Aid agencies have warned that the crisis has driven up prices f...
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