He said that although Burma exports rice, food scarcity is an acute problem in several regions, and nearly five million people are in need of food aid.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

Some politicians are now speaking out, saying the Taliban problem in the tribal regions simply cannot be ignored any longer.

NPR: Taliban Tightens Grip Near Northern Pakistan Border

Drought and floods "are projected to become a larger problem in many temperate and humid regions".

BBC: Climate change warning

The problem is that, in some regions, this method just doesn?t cut it.

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