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Facebook blocks weapon accessories ads

The move came after a group of US senators wrote a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging the company to “develop and execute a Facebook policy permanently prohibiting advertisements of products…reports

January 17, 2021

-Top News·USA

Search extended for Indonesian plane crash victims

The Boeing 737-500 passenger aircraft with 62 people aboard slammed into the Java Sea on January 9, minutes after take-off from Jakarta en route to Indonesian city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan

January 15, 2021

ASEAN News·Asia News

BDL, Thales sign air defence deal

The Teaming Agreement, signed at a virtual ceremony held on Wednesday, will facilitate manufacture of STARStreak Air Defence System in India, BDL said on Thursday…reports Asian Lite News Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL)

January 15, 2021

Business·Defence·India News

Maruti Suzuki launches ‘smart finance’

A company statement said that with the launch of Smart Finance, 24 out of 26 steps in the customer vehicle purchase journey have been digitised….reports Asian Lite News Maruti Suzuki India on

January 15, 2021

Business

3mn Iraqis face food insecurity

Meygag described the devaluation of the Iraqi dinar as “an additional challenge in times of pandemic when many people have lost their daily jobs and income”…reports Asian Lite News The UN World

January 15, 2021

Asia News

Turkey starts mass vaccination drive

According to the Turkish Health Ministry, the first doses will be given to over 1 million health workers across the country, followed by adults living in nursing homes…reports Asian Lite News Turkey

January 15, 2021

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Bulgarian polls to be held on April 4

For the first time, the country would hold parliamentary elections during a pandemic, Radev said in a statement…reports Asian Lite News Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has signed a decree here, scheduling the

January 15, 2021

EU News

Italian PM to address parliament amid political turmoil

Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, now a senator who leads the Italia Viva party, pulled out of the ruling majority on Wednesday, triggering a government crisis….reports Asian Lite News Italian Prime Minister

January 15, 2021

-Top News·EU News·POLITICS

Biden stresses growing economic inequality in US

The President-elect also called on Congress to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, up from the current $7.25 per hour, a policy agenda that was already put in the Democratic

January 15, 2021

-Top News·USA

Australia warned against delaying vaccine rollout

The Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology recently called on the Canberra government to pause its planned rollout of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccines, saying it may not be effective enough to generate

January 15, 2021

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