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Global Covid caseload crosses 175mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 33,457,378 and 599,664…reports Asian Lite News The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 175.5

13 June 2021

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India to expand ties with West through G-7

India has also stepped up its engagement with the European Union, reports Asian Lite News The Group of Seven (G7) summit is going to be held between June 11 and June 13

9 June 2021

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UNSC backs Guterres for 2nd term as UN chief

The recommendation for another five-year term will now go to the 193-member General Assembly for a formal vote….reports Arul Louis The UN Security Council on Tuesday recommended Antonio Guterres, who is running

8 June 2021

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What to Expect From G-7 Summit?

US and UK government sources have briefed that the G7 will demonstrate that “the West ain’t over just yet”. The optics are bound to be promising. For the US it’ll give a

8 June 2021

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Backed by India, Maldivian FM elected UNGA Prez

This is the first time Maldives will be occupying the office of the President of UN General Assembly…reports Asian Lite News Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid was elected as the President of

8 June 2021

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Marxist, right-wing populist tied in Peru polls

The two candidates were essentially tied, with polls giving Fujimori the narrowest of leads with 50.3 per cent to Castillo’s 49.7 per cent…reports Asian Lite News Marxist village schoolteacher Pedro Castillo and

7 June 2021

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G7 inks pact to make tech giants pay fair taxes

Finance ministers meeting in London also endorsed proposals to make the world’s biggest companies — including US-based tech giants — pay taxes in countries where they have lots of sales but no

6 June 2021

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UN suspends Iran voting rights over unpaid dues

Iran and the Central African Republic will lose their voting rights at the UNGA since the countries are in arrears on paying their dues…reports Asian Lite News Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad

4 June 2021

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WHO Chief calls for global pandemic treaty

Ghebreyesus said that the defining characteristic of the pandemic is the lack of sharing: of data, information, pathogens, technologies and resources…reports Asian Lite News. The Covid-19 pandemic has proved that the world

1 June 2021

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Covid variants to be renamed as Greek letters

The existing systems for naming and tracking genetic lineages of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes Covid-19 – will remain in use by scientists and in scientific research….reports Asian Lite News The

31 May 2021

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