In other news Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands, which have contributed $15 million to USAID for joint development projects, now question *whether the funds will be used as intended or refunded*. [AP <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu3TZ7v3Tj1R3D6lGT7kgtGZTB0CGSWqfGd5zI9gea87f-6E1jiav_Om5XWWqn0ozHVo=> ] *South Sudan stands on the verge of civil war* as political turmoil and escalating violence mount, the U.N. warns. [NPR <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu_-BkwF03mJ3UDw40D2u-pCLKNHNzKibJXnNiCz0UUDfenrAsbThAaZAJyP2jQHGN_k=> ] *Poliovirus has been found in sewer samples* from 18 districts in Pakistan. [Dawn <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZZsypu09jOyOf62W1mLKMfZg4xnc9-OHiUSgZirithy_LM8jCTMazj7Juuz9BxdtPXAjSfiU=> ]