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A villager goes through the process of a fingerprint scanner for the Unique Identification (UID) database system at an enrolment centre at Merta district in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan February 22, 2013. In a more ambitious version of programmes that have slashed poverty in Brazil and Mexico, the Indian government has begun to use the UID database, known as Aadhaar, to make direct cash transfers to the poor, in an attempt to cut out frauds who siphon billions of dollars from welfare schemes. Picture taken February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY POVERTY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

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Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y), the Senate Majority Leader, introduces judicial nominees during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for federal judges, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. The Senate today votes on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and continues negotiations over President Biden's Build Back Better agenda, as the House waits on standby in case of a breakthrough on the Democrats signature climate and domestic spending plan. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

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A supporter of Kenya's Opposition leader Raila Odinga walks past his election posters before the Azimio la Umoja (Declaration of Unity) rally to unveil his August 2022 Presidential race candidature at the Moi International Sports centre in Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya December 10, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

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