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World Service,1 min

Charity hopes there'll be no "collapse of American compassion"

Newsday

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The charity Save the Children says talks are underway to clarify what could happen to foreign aid under a Donald Trump presidency. It's Chief Executive Officer Kevin Watkins says US aid is vital in areas like north-east Nigeria where thousands of children are at risk from malnutrition - and he says it's time for cool heads as discussions get started over how to ensure that American aid continues. Some fear Mr Trump might lead America into a more isolationist era. (Picture - A Sudanese worker sitting on the USA flagged bulk carrier, Liberty Glory, docked in Port Sudan. Credit: Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images)

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