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Melbourne cancels iconic New Year fireworks

The annual New Year Eve fireworks show in Melbourne has been cancelled and replaced with a two-day street food festival this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the City Council said on

November 16, 2020

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Peru’s new president steps down amid protests

He made the announcement after the country’s Congress held a crisis session on Sunday and asked him to resign amid the social protests, which have left at least two people dead….reports Asian

November 16, 2020

POLITICS·World News

Libya to hold national elections in December 2021

Representatives of the six-day forum have reached a preliminary agreement on a roadmap for the preparatory phase towards the national elections, said William special representative of the UN…reports Asian Lite News Representatives

November 15, 2020

POLITICS·World News

Stop building new coal plants: UN

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all countries to stop building new coal power plants in his video message to the East Asia Summit 2020. “To reach carbon neutrality by

November 15, 2020

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Saudi Gears Up To Host G20 Summit

Saudi Arabia is gearing up to host the upcoming two-day virtual summit of G20 leaders, an international forum for the governments and central bank governors, from 19 countries and the European Union

November 12, 2020

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Pandemic To Reshape Global Economy: Moody’s

The global economic recovery over the coming year will be highly dependent on the development and distribution of a coronavirus vaccine, effective pandemic management as long as the virus remains a public

November 12, 2020

Economy·World News

WHO calls for ‘fair allocation’ of Covid 19 vaccine

Based on current projections, Pfizer and BioNTech expect to produce globally up to 50 million vaccine doses this year and up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021…reports Asian Lite News WHO Director-General

November 11, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·World News

Global Coronavirus Cases Top 51.3 Mn

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 51.3 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,270,170, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Wednesday morning, the total caseload and

November 11, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·World News

UN Calls For Stronger Ties With SCO To Tackle Climate Crisis

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for stronger ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in tackling climate crisis and geopolitical tensions amid Covid-19 recovery. The Covid-19 pandemic “has exacerbated vulnerabilities,

November 11, 2020

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Anarchy to leadership: Robert De Niro on Trump’s Exit

Academy Award winning actor Robert De Niro, of “The Godfather” fame, who has called US President Donald Trump all sorts of names from “punk,” “pig,” “bullshit artist,” “mutt,” “national disaster,” “fool,” “bozo,”

November 10, 2020

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