The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Natasha Frost, a reporter with the Australia bureau. The pavlova crowns the New Zealand holiday table. Named for the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, it is a towering pile of whipped cream, […]
Tag: Shortage
Russia Agrees to Let Ukraine Ship Grain, Easing World Food Shortage
BRUSSELS — After three months of talks that often seemed doomed, Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on Friday to free more than 20 million tons of grain stuck in Ukraine’s blockaded Black Sea ports, a deal with global implications for bringing down high food prices and alleviating shortages and a mounting hunger crisis. Senior […]