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| US to provide additional USD9.5 million in assistance to Maldives
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| The Trump Administration on Wednesday announced its intent to provide USD 9.5 million in assistance to the Maldives as part of its effort to strengthen its ties with the island nation. In a meeting with visiting Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed their common interest in deepening bilateral ties and their shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Shahid underscored the importance of his government's reform efforts to the vitality of Maldives' democracy and future prosperity, according to the State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino. "Pompeo expressed strong support for the US-Maldives partnership, announcing the intent of the State Department to work with the Congress to provide USD9.75 million in additional assistance for Maldives," Palladino said. During the meeting Pompeo hailed the signing of a memorandum of understanding to enhance aviation security and an intent by USAID to facilitate sustained ...
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| Vivian Dsena: Fans are my biggest critic
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 Getting fan mails, messages and gifts has become routine for TV actor Vivian Dsena, but what swept him off his feet was when a 10-year-old wanted to take him home. "There was this 10-year-old girl who came to the set and asked for a selfie. After that she told her mother that she wants to take me home. I thought that was very cute and adorable. Later, her mother spoke to her and made her understand," he tells us.
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| Alabama woman who joined IS should not return to US: Trump
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| President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to allow Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left in November 2014 to join IS, to return to the US -- despite her recent public plea to come back and stand trial in America.
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