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Turkey’s tourism to witness 70% plunge

“It seems that we will end the year with a 70 per cent decrease in the number of foreign tourists and a 67 to 68 per cent decrease in tourism revenues,” said

December 11, 2020

-Top News·Arab News

Japan approves $3.7bn to combat Covid-19

Using an allocation of 311.93 billion yen, the government will extend the “Go To Travel” campaign which was set to end in January for another five months to purportedly bolster the nation’s

December 11, 2020

-Top News·Asia News

US to return 12 military sites to S.Korea

A virtual joint committee session of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) was held earlier in the day, agreeing on the return of the US military sites, including six in central Seoul…reports

December 11, 2020

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HK media mogul Jimmy Lai charged under security law

Lai, 73, has been accused of conspiring with foreign forces to endanger national security..reports Asian Lite News Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was on Friday charged with foreign collusion under the

December 11, 2020

-Top News·ASEAN News

Biden, Harris named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

Biden and Harris ran in one of the most contentious presidential races in American history, which saw a record number of voters turn out amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic…reports Asian Lite News

December 11, 2020

-Top News·USA

HK to get 1st batch of vaccine in Jan 2021

Addressing a press conference, Lam said that the her government’s goal was to provide free vaccination for the city’s entire population of approximately 7.5 million people..reports Asian Lite News Hong Kong Chief

December 11, 2020

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Italy sees decline in Covid-19 cases

Official statistics showed active infections dropped by 13,988 compared to Wednesday, bringing total active cases to 696,527…reports Asian Lite News An additional 16,999 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Italy,

December 11, 2020

-Top News·EU News

Maduro allies win 253 seats

In an announcement on Thursday, the National Electoral Council (CNE) said the coalition obtained 4,317,819 votes, representing 69.32 per cent of the ballots cast…reports Asian Lite News Venezuela’s ruling coalition, led by

December 11, 2020

-Top News·World News

Palestine denounces Moroccan-Israeli normalisation deal

Morocco is the fourth Arab state that has recognised Israel in recent months after the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan…reports Asian Lite News A senior Palestinian official has condemned the normalization

December 11, 2020

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Gates Foundation to roll out $250mn for Covid research

In a statement, the Foundation called for global commitments to make Covid-related scientific innovations available in 2021 to everyone who needs them..reports Asian Lite News The Seattle-headquartered Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

December 10, 2020

-Top News·World News