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US suspends $845 mln aid projects in Pak

Islamabad/Washington, Feb 4 (UNI) The United States has suspended aid projects worth over
845 million in Pakistan following President Donald Trump’s directive to cut funding for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) projects worldwide.
The abrupt suspension has halted crucial development initiatives and placed hundreds of Pakistani jobs at risk, media reports said.
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One dead, 1 missing in sea collision in southern Philippines

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25 Mar 2025 | 11:41 AM

BOAO, Hainan, Mar 25 (UNI) The weighted real GDP growth rate of Asia is projected to reach 4.5 percent in 2025, an increase from 4.4 percent in 2024, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia Tuesday.

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Israel army claims strike on military targets at Syrian bases

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Trump admin asks SC to block federal judge's ruling on gov't layoffs

Trump admin asks SC to block federal judge's ruling on gov't layoffs

25 Mar 2025 | 9:55 AM

Washington, Mar 25 (UNI) The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend a federal judge's ruling which required six federal agencies to rehire 16,000 probationary employees who had been recently laid off.

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