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Attacks in Black Sea Threaten to Strangle Global Grain Supply

2 septembre 2026 à 05:05
Strikes on ports and vessels by both Russia and Ukraine have left farmers facing ruin and could cause another worldwide food shock.

© Jędrzej Nowicki for The New York Times

A field in Ukraine’s southern region of Mykolvaiv in August. Despite a strong growing season, attacks on Black Sea shipping routes have choked off exports.

Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico

3 septembre 2026 à 09:49
For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.

© Luis Antonio Rojas for The New York Times

New World screwworm flies in a cage at a facility in Metapa, Mexico, that that produces sterile flies, which when released into the wild slowly reduce the population size.
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