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Protesters set light to Guatemalan Congress building

The approval of the 2021 budget, which cuts spendings on education and healthcare, has caused high political tension in Guatemala as many sectors also oppose the increase of public debt proposed by

November 22, 2020

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‘Health a fundamental human right’: Mexican president

“Medical care, vaccines and medicines must be free and universally applicable, as established by Mexico’s resolution approved at the United Nations,” Lopez Obrador added…reports Asian Lite News Health as “a fundamental human

November 22, 2020

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Colombian President urges all to utilise tax-free day

The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism reported initial results of a more than 30 per cent uptick in sales, which are expected to top 5 trillion pesos ($1.3 billion)…reports Asian Lite

November 22, 2020

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US Covid-19 cases reach 12 million

In its latest update on Sunday, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the country’s current caseload and death toll stood at 12,079,296 and 255,804, respectively…reports Asian Lite

November 22, 2020

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Egypt’s Al-Sisi lauds govt’s Covid-19 economic performance

On Thursday, IMF experts said in a statement that “the Egyptian economy has performed better than expected despite the pandemic”…reports Asian Lite News Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi praised the economic performance of

November 22, 2020

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Trump campaign’s lawsuit rejected in Pennsylvania

The lawsuit claimed that some counties in Pennsylvania allowed mail-in voters to fix problems with the ballots by casting provisional votes…reports Asian Lite News A federal judge in the US state of

November 21, 2020

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Palestine to exclude US from Mideast Quartet

“Palestine proposed to Russia, the European Union, and the UN to hold a meeting, with the participation of other states but without the US, to discuss convening an international peace conference,” said

November 21, 2020

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Scotland tightens Covid-19 curbs

The restrictions, which will remain in place till December 11, will be accompanied by legally-enforceable travel bans, under which people can be fined by the police for travelling in or out of

November 20, 2020

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UAE lauds Saudi Arabia ahead of G20 summit

Saudi Arabia assumed the G20 presidency in December last year, but as the Covid-19 pandemic crippled the world economies and health systems, it was decided to hold the summit on a virtual

November 20, 2020

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Pfizer seeks emergency vaccine approval

Unless some nasty surprises turn up, Pfizer’s action on Friday could be the first step towards vaccinating the most vulnerable Americans by December end….Nikhila Natarajan Pfizer on Friday announced that it is

November 20, 2020

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