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USAID staff will be put on leave starting on Friday

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Thousands of employees at US Agency for International Development (USAID) will be placed on leave from Friday night .

The agency says the order will affect all "direct-hire personnel" except those on "mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs" It follows a string of cuts President Donald Trump has made to government-funded programmes since returning to office last month .

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78

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76

Neutral language

71

Article tone

formal

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English

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54

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short-lived

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