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The Asian Development Bank and the United Nations launch a two-year, US$100 million programme in Afghanistan to support more than 151,000 families amid rising hunger linked to deportations, economic strain, and reduced foreign aid.
2026-01-29

The death toll from torrential rains in El Salvador increases to 19 people, including at least two children.
2024-06-21

The United States warns Georgia that $390 million in planned economic support will be "under review" if the Georgian government considers the U.S. as an "adversary", and not as a strategic partner.
2024-05-14

Boeing announces each relative of victims of two air disasters will be paid US$144,500 by the aircraft manufacturer, and will not have to waive their right to litigate to receive the money.
2019-09-23

President Donald Trump directs the United States Department of State to cease aid for El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. This apparently reverses the regional compact agreement Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen signed on Wednesday with these countries and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's congressional testimony of the same day.
2019-03-30

The United States pledges US$9 million in aid to Colombia to help support Venezuelan migrants in the country.
2018-08-8

Microsoft announces that it is acquiring code repository GitHub for US$7.5 billion in stock, pending regulatory review.
2018-06-4

Chinese retailer Alibaba acquires Pakistani online marketplace Daraz for an estimated US$150–200 million.
2018-05-9

There have been 907 deaths last month in El Salvador as a result of gang violence, a death rate not seen since the Salvadoran Civil War of the 1980s.
2015-09-2

Indonesian authorities reveal that the crashed plane was transporting US$470,000 in cash for the poor.
2015-08-17