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USAID cuts causing ‘catastrophic harm', doctors tell Trump
Hundreds of HIV doctors and researchers have called on the Trump administration to reverse its sweeping aid funding cuts, saying they are “doing catastrophic harm” to the global fight against AIDS.The ...
USAID order to delete classified records sparks flurry of litigation
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees and outside groups are fighting an order from the agency’s leadership to shred and burn its classified documents as well as personnel ...
Johns Hopkins University says it is cutting more than 2,000 workers due to cut to federal aid
Johns Hopkins University said Thursday that it is cutting over 2,000 workers because of a federal funding cut. “The termination of more than $800 million in [U.S. Agency for International ...
A second judge ruled to temporarily reinstate federal workers, this time across 18 departments and agencies
The sweeping order covers 18 departments and agencies, including the USAID and CFPB, orders reinstatement by next Monday at 1 ...
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Government convening trade forum amid deepening US-EU row, and the Burkes disrupt Ireland Funds gala dinner
Taoiseach Micheál Martin met US president Donald Trump yesterday in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day ...
Oil, dollars, and debt: How safe is the Middle East from the global trade war?
The blow to growth from a trade war is likely to hurt the price of oil – the mainstay of the region’s economy.