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Boris rules out Wuhan lab leak theory

“I do think there’s a problem with zoonotic diseases and this is clearly something we need to focus on,” said UK PM …reports Asian Lite news UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has

16 June 2021

-Top News·COVID-19·UK News

China begins crackdown on spy cameras

Regulators are now demanding that online platforms and camera makers do their part in addressing these blatant privacy violations…reports Asian Lite News In a bid to tighten enforcement of digital protection and

16 June 2021

-Top News·China

18 terrorists killed as security forces storm Taliban hideouts

A total of 14 anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines have also been discovered and defused during the crackdowns…reports Asian Lite News A total of 18 terrorists have been killed and nine others sustained

16 June 2021

Afghanistan·Asia News

Bloodshed in Afghanistan as 3 districts fall to Taliban

In the eastern province of Nangarhar, unidentified gunmen killed five aid workers providing polio vaccines and wounded four more…reports Asian Lite News At least 20 civilians have been killed in various regions

16 June 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan·Asia News

Pakistan expanding its nuclear arsenal

Islamabad appears to be diversifying, by enhancing its ability to produce weapon-grade plutonium, according to the findings of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), reports Ateet Sharma Pakistan is increasing its

16 June 2021

-Top News·Asia News·Defence

Jaishankar meets Jordanian, Palestinian counterparts

This comes after India had abstained on a resolution at UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) last month to set up a Commission of Inquiry on human rights violation in occupied Palestinian territory…reports

16 June 2021

-Top News·Arab News·India News

India, Indonesia plan joint patrols in Malacca straits

Indian strategic planners fully understand Indonesia’s importance in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region, reports Rahul Kumar India and Indonesia, two major democracies in Asia are moving fast to strengthen their

16 June 2021

-Top News·ASEAN News·India News

Israel strikes Gaza in response to arson attacks

It is the first major flare-up since 11 days of fighting between the two sides ended in a ceasefire on 21 May….reports Asian Lite News Israel has launched air strikes against Hamas

15 June 2021

-Top News·Asia News

‘Delta Plus ‘variant of interest’ for now’

“It has not yet been classified as a variant of concern, in which there is adverse consequence to humanity,” said V.K. Paul…reports Asian Lite News The new Delta Plus mutation of coronavirus

15 June 2021

-Top News·COVID-19·India News

UAE Genomics Council gets approval

The council will oversee the execution of government genomics programmes and propose legislations to govern the field…reports Asian Lite News Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler

15 June 2021

-Top News·Science·UAE News