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Legendary Diego Maradona turns 60

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona turned 60 on Friday. Widely rated as one of the greatest football players of all time, Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups and was captain of

October 30, 2020

Football·Sport·World News

Global FDI flows fall 49% in H1 2020

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell 49 per cent in the first half of 2020 compared to 2019, due to the economic fallout from COVID-19, according to a report by the

October 27, 2020

Business·World News

IOC Chief Thomas Bach Wins Seoul Peace Prize

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Monday received the prestigious Seoul Peace Prize, the IOC said in a statement. Bach joined the ceremony virtually from Lausanne, with the award being

October 27, 2020

Sport·World News

Guterres appeals for global solidarity on UN Day

Covid-19 is humanity’s common enemy in the world today and now is the time for a stepped-up push for peace to achieve a global ceasefire. Guterres said…reports Asian Lite News UN Secretary-General

October 25, 2020

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Athletes from hotspots will be allowed: IOC Chief

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach says he doesn’t expect countries to pull out of next year’s Tokyo Olympics due to Covid pandemic and that athletes too won’t be barred if

October 23, 2020

Sport·World News

Putin reiterates support for ‘stronger UN’

Russia actively supports the activities of the UN and defends the need for strict observance of the norms and principles of its charter…reports Asian Lite News As one of the founding countries

October 20, 2020

World News

UNAOC decries beheading of French teacher

The UNAOC chief stressed that togetherness, peace and tolerance are rooted in religions across the faith spectrum…Reports Asian Lite News Miguel Moratinos, the high representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations

October 18, 2020

EU News·World News

NZ PM to form new govt before official results

According to the preliminary count results for the election held on Saturday, the Labour Party won 49 per cent of the vote, which transfers to 64 seats in the 120-member Parliament…Reports Asian

October 18, 2020

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Jacinda wins second term in landslide victory

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday won a landslide victory in the country’s general elections held earlier in the day, securing her a second term in office. With most ballots

October 17, 2020

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40% World’s population lack access to handwashing facilities: UNICEF

Although handwashing with soap is vital in the fight against infectious diseases, including the novel coronavirus, 40 per cent of the world’s population, or 3 billion people, do not have access to

October 16, 2020

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