本网报道： 当地时间1月29日，美国国务卿马可·鲁比奥发布了一项豁免书，即在暂停90天的对外援助期间继续提供救生人道主义援助。
此前，美国总统特朗普在上任数小时后，下令暂停对外援助90天，审查其是否符合其外交政策重点。
美国务院26日发布的声明称，根据特朗普关于重新评估和调整美国对外援助的行政命令，美国国务卿鲁比奥暂停了所有由国务院和美国国际开发署资助或通过这两个部门提供的美国对外援助，以供审查。
美国官员：两机相撞事故中恐无人生还
滞留太空的美宇航员进行太空行走
本网报道：美国东部时间1月30日，搭乘波音“星际客机”飞赴空间站，但因技术故障滞留太空的美国宇航员苏尼·威廉姆斯和布奇·威尔莫尔进行太空行走。太空行走于美国东部时间上午7时43分开始，预计持续约6个半小时。
据悉，两人在空间站外的任务包括拆除一些退化的无线电通信硬件、为机械臂准备备用关节、收集可能显示轨道实验室外部是否存在微生物的样本等。
威廉姆斯和搭档威尔莫尔于去年6月5日搭乘波音“星际客机”飞赴空间站，这是“星际客机”首次载人试飞任务。飞船原定于6月14日返航，但因推进器故障和氦气泄漏等问题，返航时间一再推迟。
此前，28日，美国总统特朗普表示，他已指示美国太空探索技术公司（SpaceX）及其首席执行官马斯克采取行动，接回滞留在国际空间站的两名宇航员。
Trump order set to halt supply of HIV, malaria drugs to poor countries, sources say
NEWS: The Trump administration has moved to stop the supply of lifesaving drugs for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as medical supplies for newborn babies, in countries supported by USAID around the globe, a memo reviewed by Reuters showed.
On Tuesday, contractors and partners who work with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) began receiving such memos to stop work immediately, sources said. The move is part of a wider freeze on U.S. aid and funding put in place since Trump took office on Jan. 20, while programmes are reviewed.
One such memo went to Chemonics, a large U.S. consulting firm which works with USAID on the supply of medicines for a range of conditions worldwide.
The memo covers the firm’s work on HIV, malaria and tuberculosis as well as contraception and maternal and child health supplies, one USAID source and one former USAID official told Reuters.
“This is catastrophic,” said Atul Gawande, former head of global health at USAID who left the agency this month. “Donated drug supplies keeping 20 million people living with HIV alive. That stops today.”
Chemonics and USAID did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.
Interruptions in treatment for diseases mean that patients risk getting sick, as well as, in the case of HIV in particular, transmitting the virus to others. It also means drug-resistant strains may emerge, Gawande said.
He said other partners had also received notices that meant they would be unable to deliver medicines to clinics even if they had them in stock, or open the clinics if they are funded by the U.S.
That includes organisations working with 6.5 million orphans and vulnerable children with HIV in 23 countries, he said.
Trump ordered a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance on Jan. 20, the day he took the oath of office, pending assessments of efficiencies and consistency with U.S. foreign policy.
His administration has also put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the USAID, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
The administration’s actions threaten billions of dollars of life-saving aid from the world’s largest single donor. In fiscal year 2023, the U.S. disbursed $72 billion in assistance. It provided 42% of all humanitarian aid tracked by the United Nations in 2024.
Cambodia’s Rubber Processing Sector Expands to 179 Factories, Creating 140,000 Jobs: Agricultural Minister
NEWS: Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Dith Tina, announced that Cambodia now has 179 factories and handicrafts engaged in processing rubber and rubberwood, marking an increase of six compared to 2023.
The minister made these remarks during the inauguration of a rubber processing plant and the opening of a new rubber mill by Try Pheap Import Export Co., Ltd., held in Romney Commune, Rovieng District, Preah Vihear Province, on 28 January 2025.
The event was presided over by Hun Many, Minister of Civil Service, who represented Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.
Minister Dith Tina noted that the agricultural sector continues to play a crucial role in ensuring food security, driving economic growth, creating employment, and improving citizens’ livelihoods. Regarding rubber research, he highlighted that the Ministry has developed two new rubber clones, CRRI 12 and CRRI 19, which offer high yields and are well suited to Cambodia’s environmental conditions. He stressed the need for these clones to be cultivated more extensively in the future.
“Currently, Cambodia has 179 factories and handicrafts processing rubber and rubberwood, an increase of six compared to 2023. These include 56 rubber processing factories, one condensed rubber processing factory, 101 rubber sheet processing factories, and 21 rubberwood processing factories. Notably, this sector has provided 140,000 jobs and supports the livelihoods of 420,000 people,” the minister underscored.
On this occasion, Minister Dith Tina highlighted that in 2024, total revenue from rubber product exports reached USD 671.7 million, an increase of more than USD 150 million compared to 2023. Meanwhile, the three domestic tyre factories collected 58,000 tonnes of domestic rubber, valued at approximately USD 96.4 million—an increase of over USD 50 million compared to the previous year.
The minister reaffirmed that the private sector remains an essential partner and a key driving force in the development of Cambodia’s agricultural sector. In this regard, he stated that the Ministry of Agriculture welcomes and encourages further private sector investment, which will help create jobs, raise incomes, boost exports, and drive national economic growth.
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