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Trump lawyers claim incitement charge a ‘monstrous lie’

Former US President Donald Trump‘s insurrection incitement charge is a “monstrous lie”, his defence lawyers said as they presented evidence in the US Senate. Lawyer Michael van der Veen called impeachment proceedings

February 13, 2021

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Blinken, Saudi FM discuss Houthi attack on Abha airport

The two top officials also discussed regional security, counterterrorism, and cooperation to deter and defend against attacks on the Kingdom….reports Asian Lite News US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia’s

February 12, 2021

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‘Coup in Myanmar an extraordinary threat to national security’

US President Joe Biden on Thursday called the “coup” in Myanmar an “extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States” and declared a national emergency to deal

February 12, 2021

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Biden talks to Xi, expresses human right concerns

The two leaders also discussed measures to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, the challenges of global health security, climate change and weapons proliferation in the call which came ahead of the Chinese Lunar

February 11, 2021

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Turkey, US hold maritime exercise in Black Sea

“Two Turkish Air Force F-16s and one US maritime patrol aircraft also participated in the maritime exercise,” statement said…reports Asian Lite News Turkey’s Defence Ministry has confirmed that the country’s Navy along

February 11, 2021

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Boeing offers technical assistance to Indonesia plane crash probe

American airplane giant Boeing said that its technical experts will continue assisting the investigation into an Indonesia plane crash that took place last month. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of

February 11, 2021

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‘Double masking gives more protection’

The CDC conducted experiments to assess two ways of improving the fit of medical procedure masks: fitting a cloth mask over a medical procedure mask, and knotting the ear loops of a

February 11, 2021

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Powell stresses need for patiently accommodative stance

“Despite the surprising speed of recovery early on, we are still very far from a strong labor market whose benefits are broadly shared,” Powell said on Wednesday while addressing a webcast….reports Asian

February 11, 2021

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Biden imposes sanctions on Myanmar Generals

At a White House briefing on Wednesday, the President said the administration “will identify a first round of targets this week” and “we’re also going to impose strong export controls”…reports Asian Lite

February 11, 2021

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Twitter sees record 192M daily users amid US election

The micro-blogging platform reported a record revenue of $1.3 billion in the 2020 holiday quarter, up 28 per cent year-over-year….reports Asian Lite News Twitter said its user base jumped to 192 million

February 10, 2021

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