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Recently fired US Agency for International Development (USAID) staff react as they leave work and are applauded by former USAID staffers and supporters during a sendoff outside USAID offices in Washington, D.C on 21 February 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Trump poised to launch new round of layoffs despite setbacks in court

Federal agencies had faced a Thursday deadline to submit large-scale reorganisation plans as part of Trump's push to radically remake the federal bureaucracy, a task he has largely left to...

A charging port is seen on a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 4Matic electric vehicle at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
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Trump administration halts program to expand US EV chargers

The Netflix logo is pictured on a television in this illustration photograph taken in Encinitas, California, US, January 18, 2017. REUTERS
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Netflix lays off 300 employees in cost-cutting drive

Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai, China October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
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Budget cuts will take a big chunk out of world economy next year

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Trump rejects proposal to cut military healthcare by $2.2 billion