11 h. ago Why this U.S. ambassador cried at a press conference — and is being called a hero

Michael Gonzales, the ambassador to Zambia, announced at an emotional press conference that the U.S. would cut $50 million in aid due to theft of medications.

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11 h. ago Why this U.S. ambassador cried at a press conference — and is being called a hero : Goats and Soda

Why this U.S. ambassador cried at a press conference — and is being called a hero : Goats and Soda  NPR

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3 d. ago Feeding the hungry will be harder than ever for the world's largest food aid agency

The World Food Programme, a U.N. agency and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is facing cuts in its budget that experts are describing as "unprecedented."

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7 d. ago He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites from black mambas, taipans, cobras and many others.

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1 week ago What Trump's first 100 days has meant for these truck drivers and sex workers

In Zambia, truck drivers and sex workers have high rates of being HIV positive —- and are at high risk of contracting the virus. Here's how they have been affected by the administration's policies.

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2 w. ago Where's Plumpy'Nut? A lifesaving food for malnourished kids is caught up in U.S. cuts

It's a "ready-to-use therapeutic food" that's had remarkable success in treating malnourished kids. The State Department says it's still available. Factories and field workers have a different view.

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2 w. ago Angie Murimirwa: From hiding in the bathroom to Time's most influential people list

A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education.

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2 w. ago DOGE dismantling foreign aid agency started by George W. Bush

The Millenium Challenge Corporation, focused on boosting economic growth abroad, could essentially shutter.

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3 w. ago Melinda French Gates on what billionaires with 'absurd' wealth owe back to society

In a new memoir, French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and her ongoing philanthropic work, directing funds and attention to women's health initiatives.

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3 w. ago Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out

Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.

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4 w. ago Dozens of USAID contracts were canceled last weekend. Here's what happened

The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said reversals and inconsistences in the cancellations created "total whiplash."

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