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Merkel to visit Biden at White House in July

On Friday, President Joe Biden met Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G7 Summit at Carbis Bay in Cornwall, England, reports Asian Lite News US President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Angela

June 12, 2021

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G7 to unveil global anti-pandemic action plan

The G7 leaders are expected to agree to the ‘Carbis Bay Declaration’, in which they commit to a 100 day response window to develop vaccines, treatments and diagnostics and how governments can

June 12, 2021

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Pakistan to grant Jadhav right of appeal

Jadhav, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in April 2017, reports Asian Lite News Pakistan’s National Assembly has approved a bill allowing Indian national

June 12, 2021

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MEA Extends Help to Stranded Students in India

This comes in the backdrop of problems being faced by international students owing to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by several countries, reports Asian Lite News The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday

June 5, 2021

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Belarusian airlines banned from flying over EU

The 27 countries are obliged “to deny permission to land in, take off from or overfly their territories to any aircraft operated by Belarusian air carriers”, the bloc announced, reports Asian Lite

June 5, 2021

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UK records highest daily Covid cases since March

England’s coronavirus reproduction number, also known as the R number, has risen slightly to between one and 1.2. Last week, the figure stood at between one and 1.1, reports Asian Lite News

June 5, 2021

-Top News·COVID-19·UK News

FATF regional body retains Pakistan on ‘Enhanced Follow-up List’

The latest development comes only a few weeks ahead of a meeting of the FATF –the Paris-based global watchdog– to decide on Pakistan’s grey list status, reports Asian Lite News A regional

June 5, 2021

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‘Wuhan lab head, US expert flagged coronavirus risk in 2015’

Many experts have until recently denied the lab-leak theory and claimed that coronavirus originated as a natural infection leaping from animals to humans. But now, there has been a shift, reports Asian

June 5, 2021

-Top News·China·COVID-19

Trump to remain banned from Facebook for two years

According to the facebook’s new regulations on heightened penalties for public figures during times of civil unrest and ongoing violence, violators may be restricted from creating content for a period of one

June 5, 2021

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SPECIAL: My personal reminiscences of the Master

Although a film buff myself, Ray’s influence on my life has been magnetic here I discovered the language of pure cinema. I decided to make film-making a career. In the sixties I

June 4, 2021

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