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U.N. says North Korea needs $503 million in food aid

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea needs $503 million in food aid between now and November 2009 to avoid famine, which could be hampered by China's unwillingness to grant food export licenses, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/worldNews?a=PAdSYa"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/worldNews?i=PAdSYa" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?a=u6dLBL"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?i=u6dLBL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?a=UVIkMl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?i=UVIkMl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?a=XRDdOl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/worldNews?i=XRDdOl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~4/381110250" height="1" width="1"/>