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4 US soldiers killed in Syria

The slain soldiers were taken to a US base in the Shaddadi area in the Hasakah countryside.reports Asian Lite News Four US soldiers were killed by an explosive device in Syria’s Hasakah

November 9, 2020

Arab News·Syria·USA

Trump admin to hit Iran with ‘flood of sanctions’

According to the sources, US envoy for Iran Elliott Abrams arrived in Israel on Sunday and met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat to discuss the plan….reports Asian

November 9, 2020

-Top News·Asia News·USA

Biden to call on Governors to enact mask mandate

The development comes as Biden is scheduled to announce the names of scientists and other experts on his coronavirus task force on Monday….reports Asian Lite News After US President-elect Joe Biden takes

November 9, 2020

-Top News·USA

N.Korea yet to respond to Biden’s victory

As of Monday, North Korean state media outlets, including the Rodong Sinmun and the Korean Central News Agency, have not reported on the former Vice President’s victory which was declared on November

November 9, 2020

-Top News·USA

US hits record-high average daily COVID-19 cases

Daily case count in the country set a new record on Friday at 132,830, which is an all-time high in the United States and around the world, according to the CDC….reports Asian

November 9, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·USA

French FM affirms ‘deep respect’ for Islam

Le Drian’s visit on Sunday came in a bid to ease the recent tensions sparked by French cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, which were criticized as offensive by many Muslim states and organizations…reports

November 9, 2020

-Top News·Arab News·EU News

Italy rolls out new Covid 19 relief package

The new decree “allocates further resources to support businesses and employees that are directly or indirectly affected by restrictions imposed” to contain the pandemic, the government said in a statement on Saturday….reports

November 8, 2020

-Top News·EU News

Biden calls Harris ‘South Asian’ not Indian

Race categorisations recognised by the US government do not include “South Asian”, while Asian Indian is listed officially for people of Indian descent…reports Arul Louis While praising his running mate Kamala Harris

November 8, 2020

-Top News·USA

Texas becomes 1st US state to hit 1mn Covid cases

Ninety-four per cent of the coronavirus cases and 91 per cent of the deaths in Texas have occurred since the end of May, after Governor Greg Abbott began easing curbs against the

November 8, 2020

-Top News·USA

‘Too early to talk about breaking up Big Tech’: Biden

Harris was among the first few who supported the idea to break up Facebook last year, she has been a moderate voice, calling for tech reforms and better protection of consumer data….reports

November 8, 2020

-Top News·USA