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South Korea: Ex-Prez Park’s Jail Term Upheld

South Korea’s top court on Thursday upheld former President Park Geun-hye’s a 20-year prison sentence at a retrial of the corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of the former head of

January 14, 2021

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Dhaka rejects Pompeo’s ‘Al Qaeda claim’

A Bangladesh government statement described Pompeo’s comment as “irresponsible” and “unfortunate”…reports Asian Lite News US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s claim of “Al Qaeda attacks” in Bangladesh has elicited an angry response

January 14, 2021

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Sri Lanka Covid cases surpass 50,000

The official figures showed that out of the total 50,229 positive patients, 43,267 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospitals, bringing down the active patient count to 6,715…reports Asian Lite News

January 14, 2021

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Iraq bans travel to 20 countries amid new strain scare

The ban was adopted at a meeting headed by al-Kadhimi with the Higher Committee for Health and National Safety to review the measures taken to contain the spread of the virus…reports Asian

January 14, 2021

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Turkish Health Minister gets Sinovac vaccine

They received the first shots on live television on Wednesday shortly after the vaccine was granted emergency authorization in Turkey…reports Asian Lite News Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca received the Chinese COVID-19

January 14, 2021

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Trump sanctions Iranian foundations

According to the OFAC, the sanctioned organisations “control large swaths of the Iranian economy, including assets expropriated from political dissidents and religious minorities…reports Asian Lite News The US has blacklisted two Iranian

January 13, 2021

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Malaysia declares state of emergency amid Covid surge

In a televised speech on Tuesday, Muhyiddin said the emergency would last till August 1 or earlier depending on the Covid-19 situation…reports Asian Lite News Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that

January 13, 2021

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Japan to ban entry of foreign nationals

The majority of entries were suspended in December, although travelers arriving on business and associated with some student programmes from certain countries had been exempt from the tightening restrictions…reports Asian Lite News

January 13, 2021

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US calls off envoy’s Taiwan visit

Kelly Craft was scheduled to arrive in Taipei on Wednesday after Washington abruptly ended long-time curbs on contacts with Taiwan officials…reports Asian Lite News The US State Department has said that a

January 13, 2021

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Japan to expand Covid emergency

The Covid-related emergency is set to be expanded to Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures in the Kansai region, as well as Aichi and Gifu prefectures…reports Asian Lite News With the Covid-19 pandemic

January 13, 2021

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