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UK woman becomes 1st in world to get Pfizer vaccine

She was given the injection at 6.31 GMT — the first of 800,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that will be given in the coming weeks. Up to four million more are

December 8, 2020

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Biden picks retd Gen. Lloyd Austin as head of Pentagon

A formal announcement is expected soon as the President-elect’s transition team said earlier that additional nominations of the new cabinet, including the post of the Secretary of Defence, will be made before

December 8, 2020

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HK tightens social distancing curbs

“The situation is more complicated than the last wave as infections scattered across Hong Kong and a number of clusters were involved,” said Lam…reports Asian Lite News Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie

December 8, 2020

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Mexico seeks extradition of US ex-Minister

The request for extraditing Garcia Luna was made by Mexico on Monday through diplomatic channels..reports Asian Lite News Mexico has requested the US to extradite former Public Security Minister Genaro Garcia Luna,

December 8, 2020

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Romanian PM steps down

President Klaus Iohannis accepted Orban’s resignation late Monday night and appointed Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca as interim Prime Minister..reports Asian Lite News Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has announced his resignation after

December 8, 2020

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Fauci’s plea ‘wear a mask’ tops list of 2020 notable quotes

The list was assembled by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the library and the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, which was first published in 2006…reports Asian Lite News A

December 7, 2020

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HK’s 4th Covid wave to last long: Experts

Speaking on a radio show, infectious disease expert Leung Chi-chiu urged the city’s residents to avoid going out, saying the outbreak would not otherwise be brought under control no matter what social-distancing

December 7, 2020

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S’pore pledges to strengthen global recovery

Through the Open Innovation Network, Singapore brought together startups and corporates to address common industry challenges, and it has seen an increase in participation from companies based outside Singapore despite the coronavirus

December 7, 2020

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Nationwide night curfew extended in Fiji

The Prime Minister stressed that the capacity restrictions on sporting events and large public gatherings will also remain…reports Asian Lite News Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama on Monday announced that an ongoing

December 7, 2020

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No state of emergency in Cambodia

Cambodia detected the country’s first-ever community transmission of the virus on November 28 among several members of the same family living in capital Phnom Penh and the northwest Siem Reap province…reports Asian

December 7, 2020

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