Global food prices soared by 10 percent in July from a month ago, with maize and soybean reaching all-time peaks due to an unprecedented summer of droughts and high temperatures in both the United States and Eastern Europe, according to the World Bank Group's latest Food Price Watch report. WORLD BANK/IMF /FILE
The Foreign Minister of Honduras, Patricia Rodas calls for the international community to “remain steadfast” in putting pressure on the country’s de-facto rulers. UNTV
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Disagreement over who should represent Honduras at the UN mars the opening session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. UNTV
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