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When you hear numbers like that, it is devastating. >> reporter: there is no known cure for citrus greening. in fact, in grofs like this one, its safe to assume most trees have some ag agree of it. one telltale sign, the amount of group that has fallen to the ground or unusuals small. its set to produce only forty four.5 million this year. but demand for orange juice grew nearly 50% at the start of the pandemic, so prices for orange juice concentrate, already up 14%, will likely climb higher. >>...

Richard mcgregor there, a seniorfellow at the richard mcgregor there, a senior fellow at the lowy institute. lets take a look at some other stories in the headlines. sri lanka says it will pay compensation to more than a million rice farmers for the failure of their crops after the government banned the import of chemical fertilisers. the agriculture minister said around $200 million would be distributed to the affected farmers. the government last year attempted to convert the country into a 10...

There are high levels of sulphur in the water, and these also can cause waterborne diseases. so apart from the aid distribution, the physical destruction all around tonga, there are also also the health risks. and un officials have said that the country, the pacific nation, will rely on food aid for a long time to come because the crops have been destroyed, farmers have lost their livelihoods, theyve lost their homes. and one of the tongan officials have also said that the road to recovery for t...

Me a little earlier on that story. lets take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the us coastguard says its looking for 39 people missing after a boat reportedly capsized off florida. the accident occurred on saturday, but a survivor was rescued on tuesday. he said the vessel had sailed from the bahamas but had run into bad weather. sri lanka says it will pay compensation to more than a million rice farmers for the failure of their crops after the government banned the import of chemi...

The headlines... britain is accusing russia of planning to install a pro—kremlin leader in ukraine as fears of an invasion grow. the foreign office in london says a former ukrainian mp is being considered as a potential candidate, along with four others who it says have links to russian intelligence services. islamic state fighters have continued one of their biggest attacks in syria since the groups self—declared caliphate was defeated nearly three years ago. a british—based monitoring gr...

Rebuild. what is your sense of how people are feeling at the moment? i how people are feeling at the moment?— moment? i visited the most damaue moment? i visited the most damage site _ moment? i visited the most damage site here _ moment? i visited the most damage site here on - moment? i visited the most damage site here on the - moment? i visited the most - damage site here on the western side and i can say all the crops have been destroyed. there is nothing left in terms of bananas, yams an...

That could be inhaled and can cause respiratory diseases. there are high levels of sulphur in the water, and these also can cause waterborne diseases. so apart from the aid distribution, the physical destruction all around tonga, there are also also the health risks. and un officials have said that the country, the pacific nation, will rely on food aid for a long time to come because the crops have been destroyed, farmers have lost their livelihoods, theyve lost their homes. and one of the tonga...

Yes, it is. wevejust eruption as well as the tsunami. yes, it is. weve just been told that we are expecting flights coming in from new zealand but it is cancelled now. at three oclock today the government will have a press conference updating on what is happening and where do we stand in terms of aid and supplies and how these supplies are being distributed throughout tonga and the areas affected. ., ., ., ., affected. you are on the ground, our affected. you are on the ground, your government _...

Islamic state fighters have continued one of their biggest attacks in syria since the groups self—declared caliphate was defeated nearly three years ago. a british—based monitoring group said more than 75 people, most of them jihadists, had been killed in three days of fighting with kurdish—led forces in the northern city of hasa kah. the bodies of suspected militants could been seen on the streets — many residents have fled. the fighting began on thursday, when is fighters attacked a pr...

They have been compromised by the ash in the atmosphere, not just the thick ash that you see, the fine particles that could be inhaled and can cause respiratory diseases. there are high levels of sulphur in the water, and these also can cause waterborne diseases. so apart from the aid distribution, the physical destruction all around tonga, there are also also the health risks. and un officials have said that the country, the pacific nation, will rely on food aid for a long time to come because ...