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Public don't back aid spending any more, says minister
Becky Morton Political reporter The public no longer back spending on international aid, Trade Minister Douglas Alexander has suggested.…
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Malaysia FX reserves at three-year high to aid ringgit stability
Malaysia’s increasing currency reserves are bolstering its defences against market volatility. The country’s net foreign exchange (FX)…
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Fifteen killed by Israeli fire near Gaza aid site, hospitals say
At least 15 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire as they gathered near an aid distribution centre in central Gaza, hospitals say.…
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US-backed aid group says Hamas killed five Palestinian staff in bus attack
The new group backed by Israel and the US for aid distribution in Gaza says Hamas attacked a bus transporting some of its Palestinian…
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Activists say Israeli troops have boarded aid ship bound for Gaza
Activists say Israeli troops have boarded a yacht trying to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. "Connection has been lost" on the…
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Government struggles to cut foreign aid spent on asylum hotels
The government is struggling to cut the amount of foreign aid it spends on hotel bills for asylum seekers in the UK, the BBC has learnt.…
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Rite Aid store closures update: Latest list includes doomed locations in California, Washington, and Oregon
The list of Rite Aid store closures continues to grow. As the drugstore chain prepares to sell off its remaining assets in the wake of…
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Joann, Rite Aid, JCPenney, and other store closings contribute to a 274% surge in retail layoffs in 2025
Layoff announcements from U.S. employers have increased 80%, to 696,309 job cuts, through May of this year. That’s in comparison with the…
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At least 27 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire near aid centre, Gaza authorities say
At least 27 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire as they attempted to collect aid near a distribution site in Gaza, local…
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UN calls for investigation into killings near Gaza aid site
The UN secretary-general has called for an independent investigation into the killing of Palestinians near an aid distribution centre in…
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There Is Nothing “Humanitarian” About Israel’s New Gaza Aid Plan
Israel has engineered this new system so the greater mass of Gazans will be more concentrated, simpler to spy on, and easier to control.…
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Gaza: Crowds storm US-backed group's new aid distribution centre
Thousands of Gazan's stampede towards a food distribution centre Thousands of Palestinians have overrun an aid distribution site in Gaza…
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Rite Aid store closures update: See the full list of 151 pharmacy locations that will shutter in ongoing bankruptcy
The list of Rite Aid drugstores marked for closure continues to grow at a furious pace after the ill-fated pharmacy chain filed for…
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Controversial US-backed group says it has begun aid distribution in Gaza
A controversial new aid distribution group backed by the US and Israel has begun working in Gaza. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said…
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Head of controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group resigns
The head of an organisation set up to distribute aid in Gaza as part of a controversial Israel-backed plan has resigned, saying it could…
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UN says 90 lorry loads of aid now in Gaza after delay at crossing
The BBC's Wyre Davies sees urgently needed Gaza aid going through Israel's Kerem Shalom crossing More than 90 lorry loads of humanitarian…
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Judge orders Trump administration to continue 'DEI' grant for school desegregation aid
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration wrongly shut down a grant to promote desegregation of schools in the South…
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China banks cut deposit rates to aid margins, drive spending
MAJOR Chinese banks cut deposit rates again, in the latest efforts to preserve their shrinking profitability and drive consumers to spend…
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Gaza: Israel allows in five UN aid lorries after 11-week blockade
An Israeli military body says it has allowed five UN lorries carrying humanitarian aid, including baby food, into the Gaza Strip after 11…
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With almost no food left in Gaza, a major aid group shuts down soup kitchens due to Israel’s blockade
Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian assistance for Gaza forced a leading aid group to shut its community soup kitchens Thursday as…
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Alarming Footage Shows Drone Attack on Gaza Aid Freedom Flotilla
“Armed drones attacked the front of an unarmed civilian vessel twice, causing a fire and a substantial breach in the hull,” the Freedom…
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As Trump Cuts Foreign Aid, What Does It Mean for the Gates Foundation?
On Dec. 27, Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist, made a trip to Mar-a-Lago for dinner with Donald J. Trump. Some people around him…
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Arkansas Republicans urge Trump administration to reconsider disaster aid denial
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the state's entire congressional delegation called on President Trump to reverse his…
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Gaza: WFP runs out of food aid after seven-week Israeli blockade
The UN World Food Programme says it has depleted all its food stocks in Gaza, where Israel has blocked deliveries of humanitarian aid for…