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Covid disinformation: Morrison urged to chastise MP

It comes after government MP Craig Kelly shared posts on social media earlier in January likening mask mandates for children to child abuse….reports Asian Lite News A poll published on Monday revealed

January 18, 2021

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Japan reaches record Covid-19 hospitalisations

The number of homebound patients as of January 13 was 1.7 times that of the previous week amid a third wave of the pandemic across the country….reports Asian Lite News The number

January 18, 2021

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Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza

An Israeli military spokesperson said in a statement that the jets struck Hamas military targets, including a tunnels…reports Asian Lite News The Israeli military said on Monday that its warplanes struck sites

January 18, 2021

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California Covid cases tally edges closer to 3mn

The total number of cases stood at 334,505 in the Bay Area and 3,342 people have died from the virus, according to a report on Sunday….reports Asian Lite News California counties reported

January 18, 2021

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Nepal confirms first case of mutant Covid strain

Three people whose samples were sent to Hong Kong for testing via gene sequencing have been confirmed to have contracted the mutated variant….reports Asian Lite News Nepal’s Health Ministry has confirmed the

January 18, 2021

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‘Election misinformation plunges since Trump ban’

Trump and his supporters have also lost accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch, Spotify, Shopify and other social media platforms…reports Asian Lite News The social media ban on outgoing US President Donald

January 18, 2021

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‘Over 58,000 Ethiopian refugees flee into Sudan’

A total of 58,612 Ethiopian refugees have been registered in Sudan since military confrontations between the federal and regional forces in the Tigray region broke out in November 2020…reports Asian Lite News

January 18, 2021

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Samsung heir jailed over corruption

The Seoul High Court gave Lee, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., the prison term for bribing Park and her longtime friend, Choi Soon-sil, to win government support for a smooth transition

January 18, 2021

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Japan PM vows to curb Covid resurgence

He made the speech in the Diet or Parliament as it began its regular session, which will continue through June 16…reports Asian Lite News In his first-ever policy speech since taking office

January 18, 2021

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Australia may not re-open borders in 2021

Murphy, who headed Australia’s initial response to Covid-19 as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) before becoming the Department Secretary, said that full-scale travel to and from Australia would likely not resume until

January 18, 2021

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