The Sri Lankan government on Friday ended price controls on essential foods in a bid to end black market trading as food shortages worsen amid a foreign currency crisis.

Sri Lanka allows sharp rise in food prices to ease shortages

A new survey has revealed that staff shortages can now be seen in every sector, including farming and hospitality, in the UK. This is putting “severe pressure” on medium-sized businesses.

Staff shortage hampering every sector in the UK, says survey

Britain put the army on standby to help with the ongoing fuel crisis as fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying, leaving many of the country’s petrol pumps dry.

Britain puts army on standby to deliver fuels as service stations run dry

The shortage of lorry drivers is causing a major disruption to parts of some British supply chains. Sectors from food to fuel have been impacted. Fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic, leaving many of the country's petrol pump dry.

Post-Brexit shortage of lorry drivers in UK

Fuel shortage in the UK has resulted in utter chaos. The situation is grim as the government is mulling to send in the army to help ease the supply disruptions. Long lines of vehicles can be witnessed at numerous gas stations in the country for the fourth day on Monday.

Truckers' shortage forces UK to mull army deployment to ease gas crunch at pumps  

Sri Lanka is facing food shortages with customers in state-run supermarkets reporting long queues for daily need items such as rice, sugar, lentils and milk powder, reports BBC.

Sri Lanka faces food shortages, here is all you need to know

Huawei on Tuesday blamed the US for a global chip shortage as it called for cooperation with South Korea, Japan and Europe to form a new semiconductor supply chain.

Huawei blames US for global chip shortage 

The number of people requiring urgent food aid in 16 countries across Africa's Sahel region more than doubled this year to some 9.4 million amid an increase in violence and insecurity, officials and experts said Monday.

Over 9 million facing food shortages in African Sahel: Sources

Facing acute fuel shortages in their own country, Haitians took a chance to cross the border into the Dominican Republic in search of petrol on Monday. Dozens were seen crossing the border and gathering around a petrol station in Dajabon, the capital city of the Dajabon province in the Dominican Republic, on the border with Haiti.

Fuel shortages drive Haitians into the Dominican Republic for petrol

A disorderly no-deal Brexit would disrupt some food supplies for weeks or months if delays at ports leave fresh produce rotting in lorries, the industry's trade body warned on Wednesday.

No-deal Brexit would cause food shortages and leave fruit and vegetables rotting in lorries, industry leaders warn

At approximately $600 (£443) per kilo, prices rose 30 times what it did just a few years ago

Watch: Vanilla now costs more than silver, ice cream makers in panic

The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned in July of the worst drought in 16 years in the country, saying there were "serious concerns" about a lack of rainfall in key cereal-producing areas.

Late summer rains, private food supplies limit impact of North Korea drought

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