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UK, US agree to suspend retaliatory tariffs for 5 years

The 17-year dispute, the longest-running in the history of the World Trade Organisation, has seen damaging retaliatory tariffs levied on products on both sides of the Atlantic due to disagreements over support

June 18, 2021

UK News·USA

White House considering Biden-Jinping talks

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says the meeting could be a phone call or talks on the margins of an international summit, reports Asian Lite News The White House on Thursday gave

June 18, 2021

-Top News·China·USA

US Fed keeps interest rates near zero

The Fed noted that the sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic “remain weak but have shown improvement”….reports Asian Lite News The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged at the

June 17, 2021

Economy·USA

US pledges funding to help Egypt move to solar power

Egypt is “blessed to be the number one country in the world” when it comes to making use of solar energy, said Kerry…reports Asian Lite News The United States is planning to

June 17, 2021

Arab News·USA

CDC classifies delta variant as a concern

The Delta variant, which was dubbed a ‘variant of concern’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 10, accounts for around 9.9% of all Covid-19 cases in the United States…reports Asian

June 17, 2021

-Top News·COVID-19·USA

Need to fight against China’s influence in UN: Official

Thomas-Greenfield said Washington paying its UN dues was a first step to countering China’s growing UN influence…reports Asian Lite News The United States needs to “fight” against Chinese harmful influence in the

June 17, 2021

-Top News·China·USA

Pentagon flags China’s increasing military activities

On Tuesday, Taiwan witnessed the largest daily incursion as over two dozen Chinese military planes flew into the island’s ADIZ..reports Asian Lite News Terming the recent incursion by Chinese warplane into Taiwan

June 17, 2021

-Top News·China·USA

‘As troops leave, risk of Al-Qaeda revival rising in Afghanistan’

The UN report said the Al-Qaeda Indian chapter’s leader is Osama Mahmood, who recently succeeded the late Asim Umar….reports Asian Lite News A United Nations report released last week said that the

June 17, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan·USA

Putin now wants a cold war with US: Biden

While describing the entire meetings as “good and positive”, Biden somehow warned against foreign interference in internal affairs…reports Asian Lite News Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out at the US on arms

June 17, 2021

-Top News·Europe·USA

EU, US vow cooperation in approach against China

The two sides also expressed serious concern about the situation in the East and South China Seas and strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo and increase tensions by

June 16, 2021

-Top News·EU News·USA

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