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US Promises $10.6 Billion in Aid for Mexico and Central America

  By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     As part of a regional effort to stem Central American migration northward and reduce extreme poverty – one of the main incentives for illegal immigration – on Tuesday, Dec. 18, the administration of U.S. President Donald J. Trump pledged $4.8 billion in development aid for southern Mexico, as well as $5.8 billion for

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Bangladesh: From Basket Case to Bread Basket

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     For a country that just three decades ago was a nation on the brink of mass starvation, the Republic of Bangladesh has made tremendous strides in recent years, both socially and economically. Although it is still plagued by overpopulation, political instability, the scourge of Islamic terrorism and a reputation for unsafe working conditions for its laborers (not

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