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Tehran ready for ‘useful’ talks on lifting sanctions

This was the second phone conversation between the two leaders within a month….reports Asian Lite News Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that his country is ready for “useful” talks aimed at lifting

September 6, 2021

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2,000 cases of Covid Mu variant reported in US

Early this week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) designated Mu or “B.1.621” as a variant of interest (VOI) for its vaccine resistance…reports Asian Lite News The US has detected about 2,000 cases

September 6, 2021

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Firefly Alpha rocket explodes during debut launch

“Alpha experienced an anomaly during first-stage ascent that resulted in the loss of the vehicle,” Firefly representatives said in a tweet….reports Asian Lite News Texas-based Firefly Aerospace’s first Alpha rocket exploded mid-air

September 6, 2021

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5 US sailors declared dead in helicopter crash

The MH-60S helicopter crashed about 60 miles off the coast of San Diego, California, while conducting routine flight operations…reports Asian Lite News The US 3rd Fleet on Sunday (local time) informed that

September 6, 2021

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Blinken Departs For Qatar, Germany To Intensify Afghanistan Diplomacy

The Secretary will discuss coordination of the evacuation efforts and other regional priorities that highlight the strength of the US-Qatar partnership, reports Asian Lite Newsdesk US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on

September 6, 2021

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Biden’s Afghanistan logic is Lincoln in reverse

Rather than a ‘new birth of freedom’ (as was said in the Gettysburg Address), Biden has sought to consign Afghans into slavery, writes Prof. Madhav Nalapat Compare the justification offered by President

September 6, 2021

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FBI reports highest level of hate crime in 12 years in US

The report said there were 7,759 identified hate crimes in 2020, which was a 6 per cent increase on 2019 and the highest number since 2008….reports Asian Lite News A recent Federal

September 5, 2021

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Nuke talks should end US sanctions, says Raisi

Raisi noted that Iran will not accept “negotiation for negotiation’s sake”,…reports Asian Lite News Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that the nuclear talks between his country and the world powers should result

September 5, 2021

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US President, First Lady to travel all three sites of 9/11 terror attacks

Biden signed an executive order directing to oversee a declassification review of documents related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s September 11th investigations…reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden and first lady

September 5, 2021

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India-US 2+2 dialogue to be held in November

Secretary of State Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will host India’s External Affairs Minister Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for the maiden 2+2 meeting under the Biden administration, reports Asian

September 5, 2021

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