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Algeria: Riots Over Rising Food Prices
The police faced off against rioting youths, Muslim prayer leaders called for calm and the authorities canceled soccer games on Friday as Algeria tried to quell unrest over rising food prices. New clashes between youths and the police were reported in Annaba, Oran, Bouira and Bejaia. Youths have been rioting for days following sudden price increases for staples including sugar, flour and oil.
One Comment on "Algeria: Riots Over Rising Food Prices"
Kenz300 on Mon, 10th Jan 2011 12:56 am
Limited resources of food, water, oil, phosphorous, tuna and rare earth metals are coming head to head with the worlds ever increasing population growth.
When resources become limited prices rise. Wars will be fought over limited resources.
If we could not solve the worlds problems of hunger, disease and despair when the world had 5 billion people and adequate resources how will we cope in a world of 9 billion people with limited resources?
The world added a billion people to the population in the last 12 years. Where will the resources come from to sustain them?