US wire, breaking news
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UPI confirmed on June 19 that the United States has decided to initiate a phased drawdown of PEPFAR programming in South Africa following South Africa's failure to make demonstrable progress on administration policy requests. Notes the programme had contributed roughly $400M a year and covered about 17% of South Africa's HIV response.
“The US has decided to initiate a phased drawdown of PEPFAR programming in South Africa following the country's failure to meet policy demands.”
NBC reported 164 confirmed dead and 971 injured as of 6:49 PM EDT June 24, citing Venezuelan civil protection authorities, with rescue teams deploying across Sucre state.
“At least 164 people have died and 971 more were injured after two powerful earthquakes struck northeastern Venezuela on Wednesday.”