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US Agency Honoured At Swachh Survekshan 2020 Event
US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster expressed happiness over United States Agency for International Development being recognised during Swachh Survekshan 2020 award ceremony.
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US Says Will Review If WHO Being Run Properly After Trump Pauses Funding
The United States will assess if the World Health Organization is being run properly following President Donald Trump's pause in U.S. funding to the global body, the acting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Wednesday.
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US Developing Vaccine Against Deadly China Virus: Health Officials
The United States said Tuesday it was developing a vaccine against a deadly virus that originated in China, and urged Beijing to step up its cooperation with international health authorities.
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PM Narendra Modi Supports Completion of IMF Quota Reforms
Amid a demand for more say of developing nations in the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed hope that the United States would ratify the quota reforms of the multilateral lending agency at the earliest.
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US Offers Help Through USAID for 'Beti Bachao' Campaign
United States on Wednesday said it would offer support to the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign and to the nutrition programmes of Haryana government through various US agencies, including the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
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NASA, USAID Launch Environmental Information Hub
NASA and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched a joint project to strengthen regional environmental monitoring in five countries in the lower Mekong region of Southeast Asia.
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Nepal Earthquake: US Lawmakers Introduce Special Status Bill for Victims
Two US lawmakers have introduced legislation in the Congress that would provide Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months to the victims of a quake that devastated Nepal last week.
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American, Italian Hostages Inadvertently Killed in US Counter-Terror Operation: Barack Obama
An American and an Italian who had been held hostage for several years by Al Qaeda in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan were inadvertently killed in a US counter-terrorism operation in January, US President Barack Obama today.
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Earthquake Warning on Your Smartphone? There Could be an App for That
Countries looking for cheap earthquake warning systems might want to try apps and smartphones after scientists discovered that smartphones could be used as an affordable alternative to sophisticated earthquake monitoring networks.
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South Pacific's Vanuatu Provides Lessons in Cyclone Survival
Villagers in Vanuatu buried food and fresh water as one of the strongest storms on record bore down on them, fleeing to churches, schools and even coconut drying kilns as 300 kph winds and massive seas tore their flimsy houses to the ground.
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Britain Airdrops Humanitarian Aid for Besieged Iraqis
Britain has begun airdropping food and water to thousands of civilians stranded on a mountain in northern Iraq after fleeing jihadist militants a week ago, officials said Sunday.
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Ship brings US-donated food to help Sudan's displaced
A ship loaded with US-donated food that arrived in Sudan on Sunday will help to feed about 300,000 people uprooted by fighting this year in the Darfur region, the UN said.
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World to face acute food shortage by 2050: report
In a shocking report, a top scientist from the US Agency for International Development has warned that the world is less than 40 years away from a food shortage.
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Walmart case: Government mulls defining lobbying activities, says report
In the wake of a probe into Walmart's US lobbying efforts to enter Indian retail market remaining inconclusive, the government is now considering a possible framework to define 'lobbying' to differentiate between legitimate and illegitimate activities, according to experts.
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$250,000 US grant for women's safety in Delhi
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday announced a $250,000 grant for the "Delhi Safe City - Free of Violence against Women and Girls", to be implemented in partnership with Indian civil society organisations.
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US Agency Honoured At Swachh Survekshan 2020 Event
US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster expressed happiness over United States Agency for International Development being recognised during Swachh Survekshan 2020 award ceremony.
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US Says Will Review If WHO Being Run Properly After Trump Pauses Funding
The United States will assess if the World Health Organization is being run properly following President Donald Trump's pause in U.S. funding to the global body, the acting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Wednesday.
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US Developing Vaccine Against Deadly China Virus: Health Officials
The United States said Tuesday it was developing a vaccine against a deadly virus that originated in China, and urged Beijing to step up its cooperation with international health authorities.
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PM Narendra Modi Supports Completion of IMF Quota Reforms
Amid a demand for more say of developing nations in the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed hope that the United States would ratify the quota reforms of the multilateral lending agency at the earliest.
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US Offers Help Through USAID for 'Beti Bachao' Campaign
United States on Wednesday said it would offer support to the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign and to the nutrition programmes of Haryana government through various US agencies, including the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
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NASA, USAID Launch Environmental Information Hub
NASA and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched a joint project to strengthen regional environmental monitoring in five countries in the lower Mekong region of Southeast Asia.
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Nepal Earthquake: US Lawmakers Introduce Special Status Bill for Victims
Two US lawmakers have introduced legislation in the Congress that would provide Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months to the victims of a quake that devastated Nepal last week.
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American, Italian Hostages Inadvertently Killed in US Counter-Terror Operation: Barack Obama
An American and an Italian who had been held hostage for several years by Al Qaeda in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan were inadvertently killed in a US counter-terrorism operation in January, US President Barack Obama today.
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Earthquake Warning on Your Smartphone? There Could be an App for That
Countries looking for cheap earthquake warning systems might want to try apps and smartphones after scientists discovered that smartphones could be used as an affordable alternative to sophisticated earthquake monitoring networks.
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South Pacific's Vanuatu Provides Lessons in Cyclone Survival
Villagers in Vanuatu buried food and fresh water as one of the strongest storms on record bore down on them, fleeing to churches, schools and even coconut drying kilns as 300 kph winds and massive seas tore their flimsy houses to the ground.
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Britain Airdrops Humanitarian Aid for Besieged Iraqis
Britain has begun airdropping food and water to thousands of civilians stranded on a mountain in northern Iraq after fleeing jihadist militants a week ago, officials said Sunday.
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Ship brings US-donated food to help Sudan's displaced
A ship loaded with US-donated food that arrived in Sudan on Sunday will help to feed about 300,000 people uprooted by fighting this year in the Darfur region, the UN said.
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World to face acute food shortage by 2050: report
In a shocking report, a top scientist from the US Agency for International Development has warned that the world is less than 40 years away from a food shortage.
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Walmart case: Government mulls defining lobbying activities, says report
In the wake of a probe into Walmart's US lobbying efforts to enter Indian retail market remaining inconclusive, the government is now considering a possible framework to define 'lobbying' to differentiate between legitimate and illegitimate activities, according to experts.
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$250,000 US grant for women's safety in Delhi
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday announced a $250,000 grant for the "Delhi Safe City - Free of Violence against Women and Girls", to be implemented in partnership with Indian civil society organisations.
