
Ben Farmer
Africa Correspondent at The Telegraph
Africa correspondent for @TelGlobalHealth and @Telegraph. Formerly Islamabad, Kabul and defence correspondent. Also at the other place. RT = hmm, aah or haha
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1 day ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Ben Farmer
America is proposing to cut its flagship anti-HIV programme by almost 40 per cent next year, according to new budget details that reveal sweeping reductions to global health spending. Details from Donald Trump's 2026 budget request show nearly a two-fifths fall in funding for the United States President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar).
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1 day ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Ben Farmer
Under the legislation, the tax would start in 2026 and hit anyone who is not a US citizen or US national, including green card holders and those visiting for work. Banks and money transfer services would collect the tax for every transaction and hand it on to the US Treasury, according to FXC Intelligence.
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3 days ago |
msn.com | Ben Farmer
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3 days ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Ben Farmer
Aid agencies report terrible hunger and regular bombardment inside the city, but have struggled to get aid inside because of a lack of safe passage across the front lines. Both sides in the war are accused of halting aid deliveries to enemy territory. The UN agencies demanded an urgent investigation and called for the perpetrators to be held to account.
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1 week ago |
msn.com | Ben Farmer
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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