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US states shut down prisons amid Covid surge

The jails and prisons that stay open will probably become even more crowded, unsanitary and disease-ridden, and the transfers are likely to help the virus proliferate both inside and outside the walls…reports

3 January 2021

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Lebanon health committee calls for lockdown

An official decision on a lockdown is expected to be taken Monday…reports Asian Lite News Lebanon’s parliamentary Health Committee has recommended a three-week lockdown to curb the unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases

3 January 2021

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Egypt, Kuwait discuss reconciliation with Qatar

President Sisi “expressed his appreciation and support of the sincere Kuwaiti efforts stemming from its good intentions over the past years to achieve the desired reconciliation”, Egyptian presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said

3 January 2021

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‘US vaccine rollout falls short’

“The shortfall is due in part to a lag in reporting data using new tools, government officials and health experts said…reports Asian Lite News Three weeks into the most ambitious vaccination campaign

3 January 2021

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UK scraps tampon tax

As the Brexit transition period ended on December 31, 2020, the UK is no longer “bound by the EU VAT Directive which mandates a minimum 5 per cent tax on all sanitary

3 January 2021

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Greece extends lockdown till Jan 11

The second lockdown in Greece amidst the pandemic started on November 7, 2020, and was initially scheduled to end on November 30…reports Asian Lite News Greece will further extend the current nationwide

3 January 2021

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Saudi lifts ban on int’l flights

The two-week ban was part of the precautionary measures against the spread of a mutant variant of coronavirus detected in a number of countries…reports Asian Lite News Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday

3 January 2021

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‘UK hospitals must prepare for Covid surge’

Senior doctor Prof Andrew Goddard said the virus’s highly infectious new variant was spreading nationwide…reports Asian Lite News Hospitals across the UK are being told to prepare to face the same Covid

3 January 2021

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Nile dam talks to resume on Sunday

Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Irrigation of Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia are expected to participate in the talks…reports Asian Lite News Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia will hold a new round of talks

3 January 2021

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Republican Sen Group To Oppose Electoral Votes Result

A group of Republican senators have said that they will object to the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results later this week, but the move will not change President-elect Joe

3 January 2021

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