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Biden picks retd Gen. Lloyd Austin as head of Pentagon

A formal announcement is expected soon as the President-elect’s transition team said earlier that additional nominations of the new cabinet, including the post of the Secretary of Defence, will be made before

December 8, 2020

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Mexico seeks extradition of US ex-Minister

The request for extraditing Garcia Luna was made by Mexico on Monday through diplomatic channels..reports Asian Lite News Mexico has requested the US to extradite former Public Security Minister Genaro Garcia Luna,

December 8, 2020

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US sanctions block Iran’s purchase of vaccine

The governor of Iran’s central bank said the US “inhumane sanctions” have blocked Iran’s purchase of vaccines needed to tackle the Covid-19 epidemic, official news agency IRNA reported. “Because the purchase of

December 8, 2020

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Fauci’s plea ‘wear a mask’ tops list of 2020 notable quotes

The list was assembled by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the library and the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, which was first published in 2006…reports Asian Lite News A

December 7, 2020

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China urges US to resume dialogue

Wang made the remarks in Beijing at a meeting with a delegation of board of directors of the US-China Business Council held via video link…reports Asian Lite News Chinese State Councillor and

December 7, 2020

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LA County hits 10k daily Covid cases for 1st time

On Sunday, the county reported 10,528 new cases and 23 additional deaths…reports Asian Lite News In another grim milestone, Los Angeles County, the most populous in the US, registered more than 10,000

December 7, 2020

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US Covid-19 cases hit 14.5 million

On Friday, the US reported 225,201 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic in the country, currently the worst-hit in the world…reports Asian Lite News In

December 6, 2020

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US Judge orders to reinstate ‘DACA’ programme

Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis in New York City ruled on Friday that children who had been brought to the US as illegal immigrants should continue to be registered for the programme known

December 6, 2020

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Snowden asks Trump to pardon Assange

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has urged US President Donald Trump to pardon Wikileaks founder Julian Assange during his last days in the White House. In a tweet, Snowden who has obtained Russia’s

December 5, 2020

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US to pull majority of troops out of Somalia

The Pentagon said that President Donald Trump had ordered to pull the majority of US military forces out of Somalia by early 2021. “As a result of this decision, some forces may

December 5, 2020

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