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Global acute food insecurity projected to rise to 274 million people across 45 countries, WFP says

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A powerful El Niño weather pattern could push nearly 49 million more people into acute hunger by the end of next year, the U.N. World Food Programme warned Wednesday, raising fears of worsening food shortages across some of the world's most vulnerable regions.