U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
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U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.” The projects terminated include H.I.V. treatment programs that had served millions…

Anxiety in Gaza and Israel as Cease-Fire Nears End of First Phase
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Anxiety in Gaza and Israel as Cease-Fire Nears End of First Phase

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines With the clock running down on the first phase of the cease-fire in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent an Israeli delegation to Cairo on Thursday to hold further talks on extending the truce. But even though the initial stage of the truce…

Austrian Parties Reach Deal to Form Government Without Far Right
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Austrian Parties Reach Deal to Form Government Without Far Right

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Three mainstream political parties in Austria said on Thursday that they had reached an agreement to form a new government that excludes the far right, ending five months of roller coaster negotiations after an election last fall. The coalition is set to announce…

Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing
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Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on Thailand’s border with Myanmar. But in recent days, hundreds of people here boarded direct flights back home to China. They had been rescued from Myanmar, where they…

Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them
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Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines During his first term in office, President Trump described the European Union “as a foe,” established “to hurt the United States on trade.” He repeated the charge at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, but in more vulgar terms: “The European Union was formed…

Talks on Syria’s Future Fall Short of Promises, Participants Say
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Talks on Syria’s Future Fall Short of Promises, Participants Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was billed as the first step in establishing a representative government as Syria emerged from decades of a brutal, one-family dictatorship. But for some in Syria, the highly anticipated “national dialogue” that ended on Tuesday night fell far short of those promises….

She Interrupted a Town-Hall Meeting and Was Dragged Out by Private Security
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She Interrupted a Town-Hall Meeting and Was Dragged Out by Private Security

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The woman had been heckling speakers and speaking out at a town-hall meeting hosted by local Republicans in Coeur d’Alene, a small city in northern Idaho. The local sheriff asked her to leave, even pulling at her arm at one point and threatening…

German Central Bank Loss Points to More Economic Woes for Germany
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German Central Bank Loss Points to More Economic Woes for Germany

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The president of Germany’s central bank, which on Tuesday reported an annual loss for the first time in more than 40 years, said Germany faced another year of economic stagnation, more gloomy news for a country that is struggling to grow. “It is…

Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next
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Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taiwan’s leaders joined the United States and its allies in declaring solidarity with the victim. Taiwan and Ukraine were fellow democracies, they said, each imperiled by its hulking, authoritarian neighbor. Now, President Trump’s turn against Ukraine could fan…

How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
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How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote share from four years ago, in the strongest showing for a German far-right party since World War II. Some segments of the party, known as the AfD,…