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NPR: Lawmakers Still Waiting Official Word About Trump's Aid Cuts To Central America
President Trump says he has cut off payments to three Central American countries - Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador...
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The Seattle Times: In Seattle talk, former ambassador to Afghanistan explains strategy to combat extremism in ‘fragile states’
Karl Eikenberry is a retired Army officer whose two tours of Afghanistan duty — and later service as ambassador to that...
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NBC News: Slashing Central American aid could drive more migrants to the U.S.
In the western highlands of Guatemala, farmers helped by U.S. aid are growing snow peas in soil changed by volcanic ash...
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Devex: Aid groups adapt services to meet needs of Venezuelans on the move
CÚCUTA, Colombia — They walk slowly along the side of the highway as it snakes up the mountain outside this city, a...
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Thomson Reuters Foundation: Public mistrust thwarts Congo's Ebola response as cases climb
DAKAR, March 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A quarter of people surveyed in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola...
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Devex: Don't underestimate scale of Venezuela migration crisis, World Bank director says
The World Bank director for Colombia and Venezuela urges U.S. and European actors to realize that the crisis is "more...
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