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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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‘JCPOA is alive because of Iran and not E3’: Javad Zarif

The remarks by Zarif followed the European trio’s (E3) earlier statement about Iran’s plan to produce uranium metal-based fuel which, they said, might have military implications….reports Asian Lite News Iranian Foreign Minister

January 18, 2021

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Global Covid cases surpass 95mn

The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 23,928,643 and 397,532, respectively, according to the CSSE…reports Asian Lite News In yet another grim milestone,

January 17, 2021

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