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View all search resultsPNG, the South Pacific's most populous nation, will also see a doubling of US development assistance to $32 million, including $25 million to tackle its security priority of climate change, State Department documents submitted to the US Congress show.
In total, the administration sought $1.5 trillion for the year starting Oct. 1, up 8.4 percent, with an emphasis on education, health care and measures to address climate change, according to an overview of Biden's request for the so-called discretionary funding.
As the debate on whether to prioritize public health or economic recovery continues in Indonesia, several provinces outside of densely populated Java have managed to contain the coronavirus disease without sacrificing the local economy, a recent study by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has found.
If Indonesia remains adamant about phasing out its restrictions in an attempt to restart the economy, focusing on building a strong containment capability is a far better option, since it is cheaper, faster, and less risky compared to playing catch-up by trying to strengthen its healthcare capacity.
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