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Israel, Morocco step up economic ties

Peretz and Elalamy also agreed on the establishment of a bilateral team that will form a joint work plan for 2021…reports Asian Lite News Israel and Morocco have begun discussions on cooperation

December 29, 2020

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Iran warns against Israeli aggression in Gulf

The remarks by the Iranian official came in response to a Washington Post report on December 23 which claimed that an Israeli submarine had embarked for the Gulf as a warning to

December 29, 2020

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Defence bill: House overrides Trump’s veto

With a 322-87 vote on Monday, the House easily passed the threshold of a two-thirds majority to override the President’s veto of the $741 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of Fiscal

December 29, 2020

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UK reports highest spike in daily Covid cases

The new figures were revealed as the number of people being admitted to hospital is nearing the level of the first peak in April with medical experts warning that the problem could

December 29, 2020

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Republicans sue Pence to overturn election results

The litigation asked Texas-based federal judge Jeremy Kernodle to grant Pence the “exclusive authority and sole discretion” to decide which electoral votes from a given state should be counted…reports Asian Lite News

December 29, 2020

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Indonesia to close borders over new Covid strain

The regulation exempts foreign state officials at the level of ministers and above, who are required to apply tight protocols to prevent further Covid-19 transmissions,said Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi…reports Asian Lite

December 29, 2020

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US House passes bill for $2,000 stimulus checks

The vote came on Monday after President Donald Trump recently asked Congress to increase the amount of stimulus checks…reports Asian Lite News The Democrats-held House of Representatives has passed a bill to

December 29, 2020

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US begins vaccinations at long-term care facilities

States including Utah, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Rhode Island and Georgia began giving out Covid-19 vaccines to LTCF residents and staff…reports Asian Lite News The US started on Monday to administer the first doses

December 28, 2020

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Germany’s Covid-19 death toll tops 30,000

The daily increase in Covid-19 infections in the country was 10,976, below last week’s level. By Monday, Germany had registered a total of 1.65 million Covid-19 cases…reports Asian Lite News The total

December 28, 2020

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Niger holds legislative elections

The first round of Niger’s presidential and legislative elections started around 8 a.m. at about 26,000 polling stations nationwide…reports Asian Lite News More than 7.4 million Nigerien people voted on Sunday in

December 28, 2020

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