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US Aid Halt Sparks Toxic Risk in Vietnam, Cleanup Efforts Stalled

50 years after the war, the soil in Vietnam is still full of American toxins. When the USA now cuts off aid, the cleanup work is put on hold – and countless Vietnamese risk being exposed to harmful dioxins.
US Aid Halt Sparks Toxic Risk in Vietnam, Cleanup Efforts Stalled

US Aid Halt Sparks Environmental Concerns in Vietnam Cleanup Effort

50 years after the war, the soil in Vietnam is still full of American toxins. When the US now cuts off aid, the cleanup work is put on hold – and countless Vietnamese risk being exposed to harmful dioxins.
US Aid Halt Sparks Environmental Concerns in Vietnam Cleanup Effort

Sweden Seeks Clarity from US on $15 Million Aid Funds

Sweden is trying, together with Norway and the Netherlands, to get clarity on what will happen to a total of 15 million dollars, equivalent to 152 million kronor, which has been paid into the American aid agency Usaid. .
Sweden Seeks Clarity from US on $15 Million Aid Funds

Trump's NOAA Budget Cuts Spark Concerns Over Public Safety

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, has cut the budget of the USA's weather agency NOAA. The cutback will affect both international climate research and local forecasts, experts and staff warn.
Trump's NOAA Budget Cuts Spark Concerns Over Public Safety

USAID Shutdown May Violate the Constitution

The ongoing dismantling of the aid agency USAID by USA's President Donald Trump is likely to violate the Constitution, a federal judge believes. Billionaire Elon Musk's efficiency organization Doge has now been stopped from making further cuts in USAID.
USAID Shutdown May Violate the Constitution

Trump mocks the US weather authority - "will cost lives"

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, has cut the budget of the USA's weather agency NOAA. The cutback will affect both international climate research and local forecasts, experts and staff warn.
Trump mocks the US weather authority - "will cost lives"

Sida Pauses New Aid Projects

Side pauses all new aid agreements after USA's president Donald Trump made extensive cuts within the American aid agency USAID, reports Swedish Radio Ekot. .
Sida Pauses New Aid Projects

UN Sees Catastrophic Consequences as US Stops Aid

The American decision to stop supporting aid efforts can mean "a seismic shock" for global humanitarian work, according to the head of the UN agency Ocha. .
UN Sees Catastrophic Consequences as US Stops Aid

US Supreme Court Unfreezes $2 Billion in Aid, Splits 5-4

The USA's highest court rejects a request from Donald Trump's government to keep around two billion dollars in aid frozen. .
US Supreme Court Unfreezes $2 Billion in Aid, Splits 5-4

Danish Refugee Aid May Be Forced to Cut Back

The Danish aid organization Danish Refugee Council expects to be forced to lay off around 2,000 employees. .
Danish Refugee Aid May Be Forced to Cut Back

Sweden may change its aid after USA's announcement

The Government may come to reprioritize aid to the surrounding world if it turns out that the USA's planned cuts in its aid hit too hard on areas that are important to Sweden, says Minister for Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa (The Moderate Party) to Sveriges Radio Ekot. .
Sweden may change its aid after USA's announcement

Musk halted Ebola work - "by mistake"

Elon Musk admits that his Dogecoin "unintentionally" disrupted the US's preventive work against Ebola in its pursuit of cutting into the state treasury. .
Musk halted Ebola work - "by mistake"

USAID-fired employees get a quarter of an hour to collect their belongings

The Trump administration is determined to withdraw 60 billion dollars in aid to foreign countries. Staff who have lost their jobs at the aid agency USAID have a quarter of an hour to clear their workplaces.
USAID-fired employees get a quarter of an hour to collect their belongings

NRC terminates aid projects in over 20 countries

The international aid organization NRC must discontinue "life-saving" assistance in over 20 countries. The reason is the reduction of the American aid agency.
NRC terminates aid projects in over 20 countries

UN: Millions May Die from AIDS After Trump's Decision

The USA and President Donald Trump's decision to shut down the aid agency USAID can lead to millions of additional deaths from AIDS, warns the UN program Unaids. > I must sound the alarm to make it clear that this is a major part (of the financing of AIDS aid).
UN: Millions May Die from AIDS After Trump's Decision

Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

Donald Trump's USA is threatening to take over territories, severing ties to UN agencies, shutting out negotiating partners and intimidating with punitive tariffs. Much suggests that we are heading into a new, transactional world order where the strong have advantages.
Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

Whiz Kids and X-trolls: They're Wielding Musk's Axe

One dropout student who calls himself "Bigballs". A former SpaceX intern who, with AI, has managed to decipher an ancient document.
Whiz Kids and X-trolls: They're Wielding Musk's Axe

The Axe Falls in Washington: 75,000 Resign

Around 75,000 government employees have taken advantage of the Trump administration's offer to resign with retained salary until September. Trump advisor Elon Musk says that entire authorities must now be erased.
The Axe Falls in Washington: 75,000 Resign

USA Agency Warns: Lost Track of Billions

The American aid agency USAID warns that they have lost control of where 8. 2 billion dollars have gone.
USA Agency Warns: Lost Track of Billions

Fury after Trump stops aid

"Inhumane and ruthless". Aid organizations around the world are outraged over the White House's decision to shut down the aid agency USAID and lay off its staff.
Fury after Trump stops aid

Trump's New World Order: Might is Right

Donald Trump's USA is threatening to take over territories, severing ties to UN agencies and intimidating with punitive tariffs. Much suggests that we are heading into a new, transactional world order where the strong have advantages.
Trump's New World Order: Might is Right

So Trump's aid stop hits the most vulnerable

Soup kitchens that assist hundreds of thousands of starving people are being shut down. HIV-positive people around the world are potentially left without medicine.
So Trump's aid stop hits the most vulnerable

Trump wants to buy out CIA employees

All employees at the US intelligence agency CIA are being offered eight months' salary if they resign, according to media. .
Trump wants to buy out CIA employees

More authorities under Trump's axe

President Donald Trump's drastic cuts in the US state apparatus continue. The Education Department and a consumer protection agency are apparently next in line.
More authorities under Trump's axe
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