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Canada slams China over human rights

Trudeau also warned that China’s repressive measure are counterproductive for itself and the rest of the world…reports Asian Lite News Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has slammed China over its “coercive diplomacy,” repressive

February 9, 2021

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UN welcomes US return to Human Rights Council

The development comes after the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has confirmed that the country is ready to “re-engage” with the UN Human Rights Council, following the 2018 withdrawal by the

February 9, 2021

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China arrests Aus journo over alleged spying

The Chinese-born Australian journalist had been a TV presenter for Chinese state media outlet CGTN before she was taken into custody….reports Asian Lite News Chinese officials have formally charged Australian journalist Cheng

February 9, 2021

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SL general public to get jabs from March

Sri Lanka began vaccinating its frontline workers late last month after receiving 50,000 free Oxford-AstraZeneca-Covishield vaccines from India….reports Asian Lite News The general public in Sri Lanka will get coronavirus vaccinations from

February 9, 2021

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Beijing calls VK Singh’s LAC remark ‘unwitting confession’

Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways VK Singh, who is also a former Army chief, made the remarks to a question on the China border row when he was visiting

February 9, 2021

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Mass rallies continue in Myanmar despite ban on gatherings

An order issued earlier in the day by the Military True News Information Team, gatherings of five or more than five persons at public areas have been banned in some townships of

February 9, 2021

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Prachanda may boycott upcoming polls

Prachanda also called on the international community to speak up in favour of democracy and constitutionalism in Nepal….reports Asian Lite News The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal

February 9, 2021

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Poland, Germany, Sweden oust Russian diplomats

On February 5, the Russian Foreign Ministry had declared the Swedish, Polish and German diplomats personae non gratae due of their participation in the January 23 “unauthorized rallies” in Moscow and St.

February 9, 2021

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UN starts Secy-Gen selection process

The term of a UN Secretary-General is five years. Guterres took office on January 1, 2017….reports Asian Lite News The Presidents of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and Security Council have signed

February 8, 2021

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Argentina’s 1st cases of Brazilian Covid variants detected

“These findings highlight the importance of active genomic and epidemiological surveillance in order to monitor the introduction of these variants into our country,” said Health Minister…reports Asian Lite News Argentina has detected

February 8, 2021

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