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Biden, Putin to get on high-stakes video call

The Biden-Putin call comes amid high tensions over Russia’s bid to invade Ukraine with as many as 175,000 troops, reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin,

December 7, 2021

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Democracy summit: China’s exclusion leaves Pak in dilemma

Biden has invited leaders from over 100 countries, including the South Asian nations of India, Pakistan, Nepal and Maldives except China and Russia…writes Sanjeev Sharma Pakistani decision makers are holding extensive consultations

December 7, 2021

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‘Encouraging’ early data on Omicron severity: Fauci

While there has been reports of spike in hospitalisation due to Omicron in South Africa, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, they are “not alarming”….reports Asian Lite News Early data on the Omicron

December 6, 2021

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Long queues in US vax centres amid Omicron scare

The report pointed out that the demand for vaccines grew from an average of under-a-million doses a day to an average of 1.5 million a day in recent weeks,…reports Asian Lite News

December 6, 2021

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Biden leads tributes to senator Bob Dole

A conservative Republican who campaigned for reining in government, Dole also had a pragmatic streak and sponsored bipartisan legislation during his tenure at the US Capitol, reports Asian Lite News Tributes poured

December 6, 2021

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US named top plastic polluter

With a population of about 330 million, accounting for only 4.3 per cent of earth’s population, the US generates a total of 42 million metric tons of such waste in 2016…reports Asian

December 5, 2021

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Wary of community spread of Omicron, US govt urges more jabs

President Joe Biden is confronting the worrisome new variant with a strategy that encourages boosters for all adults and aims to expand testing availability and improve its affordability…reports Asian Lite News With

December 5, 2021

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US, EU concerned over China’s ‘problematic actions’

Delegates discussed the “growing list of China’s actions that are of concern, including those that breach international law and run counter to the shared values and interests of the United States and

December 5, 2021

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CNN fires anchor Chris Cuomo

The outlet also said it had retained an outside law firm to conduct its review, citing “additional information that has come to light.”…reports Asian Lite News American TV journalist Chris Cuomo has

December 5, 2021

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US market in quandary as more Chinese firms leave

Didi is the first Chinese company, which announced that it would delist from the NYSE after the SEC issued its new regulation….reports Asian Lite News If the US loses Chinese companies, Wall

December 5, 2021

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