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UK woman becomes 1st in world to get Pfizer vaccine

She was given the injection at 6.31 GMT — the first of 800,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that will be given in the coming weeks. Up to four million more are

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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Romanian PM steps down

President Klaus Iohannis accepted Orban’s resignation late Monday night and appointed Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca as interim Prime Minister..reports Asian Lite News Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has announced his resignation after

December 8, 2020

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Aus PM urged to enact religious freedom laws

Morrison’s election promise to legislate protections for faith-based businesses have been stalled as a result of Australia’s bushfire crisis and the coronavirus pandemic…reports Asian Lite News Australian religious leaders have joined forces

December 7, 2020

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Maduro pins hopes on dialogue with opposition

The President added that although violent groups in the country had threatened to carry out acts of vandalism to keep some polling stations closed during the elections on Sunday…reports Asian Lite News

December 7, 2020

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Canada’s Covid-19 cases cross 390,000

The country’s national-level data indicate daily averages of 6,044 new cases over the past seven days and 74,596 people tested daily, with 7.4 per cent testing positive (November 22-28)..reports Asian Lite News

December 4, 2020

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UNICEF appeals for $6.4 Bn funding to help 190 Mn Children

The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, launched a $6.4 billion emergency funding appeal to reach more than 190 million children affected by humanitarian crises amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The appeal for 2021, which

December 4, 2020

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UN urges global solidarity to combat Covid-19

“I call on you to take the opportunity of this special session of the General Assembly to confront the Covid-19 pandemic with the urgency it demands; to save lives; and to build

December 4, 2020

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Poverty to hit 1 Billion people by 2030: UNDP

Severe long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could push an additional 207 million people into extreme poverty on top of the current pandemic trajectory, bringing the total to over 1 billion by

December 3, 2020

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UK Clears Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine

Britain on Wednesday approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on independent advice of its medicines regulator. The vaccine will be made available across the UK from next week. “The Government has today accepted

December 2, 2020

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