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India, France agree on blue economy roadmap and ocean governance

India and France underscored that fisheries are a vital economic sector and play a decisive role in food security and livelihood security, particularly for coastal populations…reports Asian Lite News India and France

February 21, 2022

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Quad is not Asian NATO, says Jaishankar

He said that India’s relations with the United States, Japan and Australia have steadily improved in the last 20 years…reports Asian Lite News Rejecting the notion that the Quad is an Asian

February 21, 2022

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UP registers 60%, Punjab 65% polling

Punjab voted to elect MLAs to its 117-member legislative and recorded a turnout lesser than 2017, as per the Election Commission of India, reports Asian Lite News The voting percentage on Sunday

February 21, 2022

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Ethiopia’s mega dam begins power generation

The Ethiopian government has announced its grand hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile river has started generating electricity…reports Asian Lite News Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday officially inaugurated the first power

February 21, 2022

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Global Covid caseload tops 424.1 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 424.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.88 million and vaccinations to over 10.35 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University…reports Asian Lite News

February 21, 2022

COVID-19·News·World

Britain and EU to project united front in N Ireland protocol talks

The stand-off over the protocol has triggered speculation in Brussels and Whitehall that Johnson will soon deploy Article 16, the safeguard clause of the agreement, allowing him to suspend some parts of

February 21, 2022

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s turbines swing into action

The first power generation comes as Ethiopia’s downstream neighbours –Egypt and Sudan view the dam as a threat to reduce the volume of water reaching their territories….reports Asian Lite News The Ethiopian

February 21, 2022

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Biden ready to meet Putin but conditions apply

The Press Secretary said the summit would happen after a meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov later this week…reports Asian Lite News White House

February 21, 2022

-Top News·Europe

Ex-Pak ISI chief among those named in ‘Suisse secrets’ list

The revelations indicate failures of due diligence by the bank in violation of commitments made to authorities to disown shady clients…reports Sanjeev Sharma Akhtar Abdur Rahman Khan, one of former Pakistan President

February 21, 2022

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Putin could annex former Soviet states after Ukraine, says Truss

Truss used an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday to argue that if Putin attacked Ukraine it would be a precursor to Russia using force to annex more former Soviet states…reports

February 21, 2022

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