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Trump to skip Biden inauguration

In a widely expected move and breaking an over century-and-a-half old tradition, US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he will not attend his successor Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony. “To all

January 9, 2021

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Congress rejects GOP objection to Biden’s Arizona win

The objection was overturned by the Senate in an overwhelming vote of 93 to 6 late Wednesday night..reports Asian Lite News Following the violent protests at the Capitol building, the US Congress

January 7, 2021

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Pelosi re-elected as US House Speaker

On Sunday, Pelosi, 80, received support from 216 Democrats, with two of her colleagues voting for someone else and three others voting present…reports Asian Lite News Veteran Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has

January 3, 2021

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Trump pardons more former aides

The three were among the 29 people to benefit from Trump’s latest pardons, an expression of the President’s forgiveness that confers extra privileges such as restoring the right to vote, before he

December 24, 2020

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Romanian PM steps down

President Klaus Iohannis accepted Orban’s resignation late Monday night and appointed Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca as interim Prime Minister..reports Asian Lite News Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has announced his resignation after

December 8, 2020

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‘Everest is not a tourist mountain’

For this former Special Forces officer in the UK Navy, making the world record of climbing all 14 of the world’s highest peaks above 8000-meters (called the ‘eight-thousanders’) in a record time

December 7, 2020

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AL WEEKEND – Dec 5-6, 2020 – Can the Tories bring down Johnson?

Asian Lite Daily Digital WEEKEND – Dec 5-6, 2020 – Can the Tories bring down Johnson? – please click here to read the full edition – https://bit.ly/36G9rhJ

December 5, 2020

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White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah steps down

Her last day at the White House is on Friday, and she reportedly plans to start a consulting firm focusing on the corporate, political and defence realms..reports Asian Lite News White House

December 4, 2020

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Can the Tories bring down Johnson?

Never in British politics has a leader’s authority and power vanished so quickly after such a historic triumph. This sort of backbench revolt takes place in the fourth or fifth year or

December 4, 2020

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Senate to block Trump’s UAE arms sale

“It’s ready, it has privilege on the floor. We are gathering support for it and I would think sometime next week,” the Senator was quoted as saying in the statement…reports Asian Lite

December 4, 2020

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