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UNSC backs Guterres for 2nd term as UN chief

The recommendation for another five-year term will now go to the 193-member General Assembly for a formal vote….reports Arul Louis The UN Security Council on Tuesday recommended Antonio Guterres, who is running

June 8, 2021

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What to Expect From G-7 Summit?

US and UK government sources have briefed that the G7 will demonstrate that “the West ain’t over just yet”. The optics are bound to be promising. For the US it’ll give a

June 8, 2021

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Backed by India, Maldivian FM elected UNGA Prez

This is the first time Maldives will be occupying the office of the President of UN General Assembly…reports Asian Lite News Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid was elected as the President of

June 8, 2021

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Marxist, right-wing populist tied in Peru polls

The two candidates were essentially tied, with polls giving Fujimori the narrowest of leads with 50.3 per cent to Castillo’s 49.7 per cent…reports Asian Lite News Marxist village schoolteacher Pedro Castillo and

June 7, 2021

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G7: Boris to set end-2022 target to vaccinate world

The summit, starting on Friday, is the first between G7 leaders since the pandemic and the UK as president…reports Asian Lite News. With four days left for in-person G7 Leaders’ Summit to

June 7, 2021

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Charities, former ministers slam planned aid cuts

More than 1,700 academics, charities and business leaders have signed a letter warning that aid cuts have led to feeding centers, health clinics shutting down in impoverished countries, reports Asian Lite News

June 7, 2021

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G7 inks pact to make tech giants pay fair taxes

Finance ministers meeting in London also endorsed proposals to make the world’s biggest companies — including US-based tech giants — pay taxes in countries where they have lots of sales but no

June 6, 2021

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UN suspends Iran voting rights over unpaid dues

Iran and the Central African Republic will lose their voting rights at the UNGA since the countries are in arrears on paying their dues…reports Asian Lite News Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad

June 4, 2021

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BRICS foreign ministers call for WTO reform

Stress need to restore the normal functioning of all WTO’s functions as highlighted in the Joint Statement by BRICS Trade Ministers on Multilateral Trading System and the WTO Reform of 2020, reports

June 2, 2021

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WHO Chief calls for global pandemic treaty

Ghebreyesus said that the defining characteristic of the pandemic is the lack of sharing: of data, information, pathogens, technologies and resources…reports Asian Lite News. The Covid-19 pandemic has proved that the world

June 1, 2021

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