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US confirms 1st case of S.African Covid variant

The two cases was detected in the state of South Carolina…reports Asian Lite News The US has detected the first cases of a new and highly contagious coronavirus variant which was first

January 29, 2021

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S.Korea, US to host joint drills

The two countries usually hold major combined military exercises twice a year, along with smaller-scale ones throughout the year, and the springtime one is supposed to be held around March….reports Asian Lite

January 28, 2021

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Palestine welcomes restored US ties

“Restoring ties with the US has to be based on implementing international law and the UN resolutions related to resolving the Palestinian cause,” Seidam said…reports Asian Lite News A senior Palestinian official

January 28, 2021

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Suga hosts phone call with Biden

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga spoke with new US President Joe Biden over the phone on Thursday, which was their first conversation since the American leader was inaugurated on January 20. In

January 28, 2021

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DHS warns of domestic terror alert

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a domestic terrorism alert, warning that the country may face heightened threats from domestic violent extremists in the wake of the deadly January

January 27, 2021

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US puts an end to ‘zero tolerance’ border policy

The widely criticised policy led to the separation of more than 5,500 children from their parents, with no method for reuniting the children with their parents, some of whom were deported, according

January 27, 2021

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Biden revokes Trump immigration policies

The latest development brings to an end years of effort by the Donald Trump administration to rescind an Obama era regulation that allowed a certain subset of spouses of H1B visa holders

January 26, 2021

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Biden, Putin discuss arms control, Ukraine

The two leaders also agreed to explore strategic stability discussions on a range of arms control and emerging security issues…reports Asian Lite News US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir

January 26, 2021

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Biden hopes anyone can get vaccine by spring

US President Joe Biden’s underpromise-overdeliver strategy on Covid-19 vaccine allocation landed its most optimistic message yet, pointing to vaccination for any American who wants a shot by “this Spring”…writes Nikhila Natarajan. Responding

January 26, 2021

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Senate panel backs Blinken as Secretary of State

Three Republican Senators — Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and John Barrasso — voted against the nomination….reports Asian Lite News The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has voted to approve President Joe Biden’s

January 26, 2021

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