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White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah steps down

Her last day at the White House is on Friday, and she reportedly plans to start a consulting firm focusing on the corporate, political and defence realms..reports Asian Lite News White House

December 4, 2020

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New York expects vaccine shipments as early as Dec 15

Also on Thursday, the NYC government announced that its Covid-19 infection rate on a seven-day average surpassed 5 per cent for the first time in months..reports Asian Lite News New York City

December 4, 2020

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Chile extends state of emergency

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has extended a state of emergency for the third time, to continue imposing restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus. The 90-day extension to the

December 4, 2020

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US restricts visas for Chinese Communist party members

The State Department said in a statement sent on Thursday that according to the new policy, travel visas for Chinese Communist Party members and their families will be valid only for a

December 4, 2020

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Snoden calls on Trump to pardon Assange

“Mr. President, if you grant only one act of clemency during your time in office, please: free Julian Assange. You alone can save his life,” Snowden tweeted on Thursday…reports Asian Lite News

December 4, 2020

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Biden to ask all to wear masks for 1st 100 days in office

The US has set a new world record for the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalisations reported in a single day, as the country’s overall infection tally has surpassed the 14 million

December 4, 2020

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Senate to block Trump’s UAE arms sale

“It’s ready, it has privilege on the floor. We are gathering support for it and I would think sometime next week,” the Senator was quoted as saying in the statement…reports Asian Lite

December 4, 2020

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Biden chooses Brian Deese as director of NEC

The announcement came after Biden on Monday unveiled key members of his economic team, including nominating former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen as the next treasury secretary…reports Asian Lite News US President-elect

December 4, 2020

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TIME names Indian American teen Gitanjali Rao ‘Kid of the Year’

Rao’s latest innovation is Kindly, an app and a Chrome extension – which uses machine learning technology to detect early traces of cyberbullying…reports Nikhila Natarajan TIME magazine has put an Indian American

December 4, 2020

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US Court scraps Trump’s H1-B restrictions

The US Chamber of Commerce and several universities were among the parties that sued the Trump administration over the rules issued during the middle of the presidential election campaign…reports Asian Lite News

December 3, 2020

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