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Samsung heir jailed over corruption

The Seoul High Court gave Lee, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., the prison term for bribing Park and her longtime friend, Choi Soon-sil, to win government support for a smooth transition

18 January 2021

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Japan PM vows to curb Covid resurgence

He made the speech in the Diet or Parliament as it began its regular session, which will continue through June 16…reports Asian Lite News In his first-ever policy speech since taking office

18 January 2021

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Nearly 70k displaced after quake and flood hit Indonesia

The death toll from a strong earthquake and floods that hit Indonesia has increased to 96, with nearly 70,000 people currently displaced, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Monday. A total

18 January 2021

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Most Of The Greeks Ready To Get Vaccinated

Seven in ten Greeks are willing to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to opinion polls, as vaccination of the elderly above 85 years old started this weekend in Greece, after that of

18 January 2021

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‘JCPOA is alive because of Iran and not E3’: Javad Zarif

The remarks by Zarif followed the European trio’s (E3) earlier statement about Iran’s plan to produce uranium metal-based fuel which, they said, might have military implications….reports Asian Lite News Iranian Foreign Minister

18 January 2021

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Massive polio vaccination drive begins in Afghanistan

The five-day drive was launched as 56 polio cases were detected in Afghanistan in 2020…reports Asian Lite News The Afghan Public Health Ministry on Sunday launched a nationwide campaign to administer polio

17 January 2021

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Indonesian landslide death toll mounts to 31

Currently, the search and rescue (SAR) team is still looking for nine others who are still missing in Cihanjuang village, Sumedang district…reports Asian Lite News The death toll due to the landslides

17 January 2021

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Two female judges shot dead in Kabul

Sunday’s incident was the latest in a string of targeted killings in Afghanistan…reports Asian Lite News Two female Afghan judges were killed in Kabul on Sunday when unidentified armed men opened fire

17 January 2021

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Iran warns US to stop ‘illegal actions’ against diplomats

The spokesman noted that an official warning has been delivered to US authorities through the Foreign Interests Section of the Swiss Embassy in Tehran….reports Asian Lite News Iran has warned the US

17 January 2021

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Russia Registers 24,092 New Covid Cases

Russia registered 24,092 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 3,544,623, the country’s coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Saturday. Meanwhile, 590 new deaths

17 January 2021

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