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The US could get screwed on screwworm

For years, a multi-country effort kept screwworm at bay. The US picking fights with Mexico isn't helping

Salon

50 years after the war ended, Vietnam is still grappling with the legacy of Agent Orange

The chemical ghost of the herbicide used by US forces still haunts generations

The Independent UK

Chaos unleashed by Musk’s Doge is starting to wane – what does that mean?

Tech billionaire plans to hang up the chainsaw as he steps away from ‘efficiency’ role amid Tesla sales slump

The Guardian - US

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Tracking the Trump-Musk death toll

A researcher at Boston University is keeping tabs on deaths likely caused by dismantling U.S. foreign aid programs

Salon

Cuts to food aid put more than 3 million malnourished people at risk in Ethiopia

The situation facing Ethiopia represents a “perfect storm of overlapping crises”, says the World Food Programme

The Independent UK

Trump’s deadline to review US aid cuts has passed – so what happens now?

Programmes say they are facing growing uncertainty as review is extended

The Independent UK

Voices: I’m a doctor specialising in HIV – the world should be very afraid of cuts to Aids funding

COMMENT: Hospitals will see a surge of people with Aids-related conditions that we should no longer see in this age of effective treatment, warns Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan

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Washington's Broken Promises Leave Afghan Allies in Limbo

But volunteers are stepping up even as Congress fails to act.

Reason

Ghana’s first genetically modified crop: why we created a new cowpea variety, how we tested it and what we found

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata). This pest can cause yield losses of more than 80%. The pod borer, originally from south-east Asia, attacks the flowers, pods and seeds.

The Conversation

What has Donald Trump done in his first 100 days?

As Donald Trump marks 100 days in office, we review his major actions, including initiating trade wars, engaging in peace talks with Ukraine and Russia and cutting climate grants

Evening Standard

Rubio grants GOP wishes to kill US power

The GOP has tried to take down the State Department for decades

Salon

Moving Fast And Breaking Everything: Musk's Rampage Through US Govt

In Silicon Valley, they talk about "moving fast and breaking things." One of his first and splashiest moves was to send emails to 2.3 million civil servants, offering buyouts -- and making clear their futures now hang by a thread.

International Business Times

US judge blocks Trump’s effort to shutter international news service

District judge orders US administration to restore the capacity of broadcaster shuttered over claims of ‘leftist bias’.

Al Jazeera

Nearly 3 million extra deaths by 2030 could result from HIV funding cuts, study suggests

A modeling study looked at how anticipated cuts to international HIV funding would affect the rate of new cases and HIV-related deaths in low- and middle-income countries.

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The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How Trump’s cuts to USAID are already harming the world’s worst off

In today’s newsletter: The US aid agency has been a lifeline for developing nations since the 1960s – its destruction is already having huge consequences around the world

The Independent UK

Campaigners and charities horrified by revelations about impact of Trump’s ‘reckless’ USAID cuts

Trump has been accused of giving ‘millions of people a death sentence’ after The Independent exposed the reality of the cuts on the ground

The Guardian - US

Trump is creating a selfish, miserable world. Here’s what we can do

The president is both a symptom and a cause of unhappiness and mistrust. But we can respond by rebuilding our social fabric

Euronews

Elton John and Brandi Carlile vs Trump administration’s cuts to HIV/AIDS relief

“Without prompt action, decades of progress in the global fight against HIV could be reversed, creating a global health crisis that we have both the power and the tools to prevent,” said Elton John in a statement for the new joint-venture.

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The Independent UK

Aids devastation highlights America’s deterioration under Trump

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Trump and Musk laid waste to USAID in a spree of destruction. Now millions of people will lose their lives as a result, and America its hard-won reputation

Latin Times

Marco Rubio Could Be Directed To Slash Almost Half Of The State Department's Funding: Report

The Trump administration has reportedly proposed cutting the combined budgets of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by nearly half.

The Independent UK

DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says

The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk’s government-cutting team over the State Department

International Business Times

Trump Admin Seeks To Slash State Dept Budget By 48%, Layoffs Loom

An internal memo shows that the White House Office of Management and Budget proposed reducing the combined budget of the State Department and USAID to $28.4 billion — a $27 billion cut from the amount approved by Congress for 2025.

The Guardian - UK

EU will struggle to fill gap left by USAID as European countries cut their budgets

NGOs warn of ‘some difficult years’ ahead as increasing humanitarian needs meet shrinking finances

The Independent UK

White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United Nations, many of its agencies and for NATO headquarters

The Independent UK

A British billionaire funded therapeutic food production amid USAID 'craziness.' It won't be enough

America's nutritional peanut paste manufacturers are having a “yo-yo” of a year

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