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Facebook removes racist posts about US Vice-President-Elect

One media monitoring body described the pages as “dedicated to propagating racist and misogynistic smears”…reports Asian Lite News Facebook has taken down a string of racist and misogynistic posts, memes and comments

November 17, 2020

POLITICS·USA

Lord Ahmed Retires From House of Lords

Controversial British Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham leaves his post from the Upper House of British Parliament after a string of controversies. BBC aired an investigative story in 2019 on Lord Ahmed.

November 17, 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

Trump urges Congress to pass Covid-19 relief bill

Trump’s comments came after the US reported an all-time high of nearly 200,000 new cases November 12, setting a new record for the fifth time in a week…reports Asian Lite News US

November 15, 2020

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Acting Kyrgyzstan Prez steps down to run in election

Under current Kyrgyz law, anyone serving in an acting or interim capacity as president cannot run in an election for the post…reports Asian Lite News Acting President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov has

November 15, 2020

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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

Senate races in Georgia head to a runoff

Along with the runoff race between Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock, the race will determine control of the Senate….reports Asian Lite News A second US Senate race in

November 14, 2020

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Trump Almost Admits Defeat

Donald Trump said: “Whatever happens in the future, who knows, which administration will be, I guess time will tell.” This was likely his first time thinking aloud in public of another administration

November 14, 2020

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Cummings Leaves No 10

Putting an end to speculations, Dominic Cummings, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s chief aide, has exited the Downing Street, a media report said on Saturday. According to the BBC report, Cummings will

November 14, 2020

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Republicans undermine democracy with fraud claims: Obama

The development comes as US poll officials have claimed that the recently-concluded 2020 presidential election was the “most secure in American history”, and rejected President Donald Trump’s ballot fraud allegations…reports Asian Lite

November 13, 2020

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