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BEGGARS MOVED AHEAD OF GLOBAL BUSINESS EVENT

- The Associated Press

HYDERABAD, INDIA Authoritie­s in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad are rounding up beggars ahead of a visit by Ivanka Trump for an internatio­nal conference.

Over the past week, more than 200 beggars have been transporte­d to separate male and female shelter homes located on the grounds of two city prisons.

Authoritie­s have been strictly enforcing a begging ban on the city’s streets and in other public places.

Later this month, Trump is scheduled to be one of the featured speaker at the Global Entreprene­urship Summit in Hyderabad, which will also be attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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