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EU Needs 800B for COVID-19 Recovery

The European Commission announced that it would borrow 800 billion euros from the capital market in current prices until 2026 to fund the European Union’s (EU) massive plan to bail out its

April 15, 2021

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Covid-19: Olympics may be cancelled

Nikai, said that cancelling the games may be an option if coronavirus infections rise…reports Asian Lite News Secretary-General of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Toshihiro Nikai said Thursday that cancelling this

April 15, 2021

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COVAX doled out 40mn jabs amid shortage

WHO urged populations to continue practicing the infection control measures as vaccines represent just one approach to dealing with Covid-19…reports Asian Lite News Close to 40 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have already

April 13, 2021

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WHO chief condemns global vax divide

“There remains a shocking imbalance in the global distribution of vaccines,” said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…reports Asian Lite News The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised what it describes as

April 11, 2021

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G20 Ministers urge continued financial aid

Daniele Franco, Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance, said confronting the economic damage from the pandemic is the G20’s top priority…reports Asian Lite News Finance Ministers and central bank governors from the

April 8, 2021

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Pope leads Good Friday ceremony under Covid curbs

At 6 p.m., the Catholic Church leader will remember the suffering and death of Jesus Christ in a service in St Peter’s Basilica…reports Asian Lite News Pope Francis is celebrating Good Friday

April 2, 2021

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Bill allowing Putin to seek 2 more terms gets nod

The bill received nod form lower house of parliament, the State Duma, a week ago. Putin is expected to sign it into law soon…reports Asian Lite News Russia’s upper house of parliament,

April 1, 2021

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CDC reveals Pfizer, Moderna jabs effective in real world

It takes about two weeks following each dose of vaccine for the body to produce antibodies that protect against infection…reports Asian Lite News. Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines are highly effective in

March 31, 2021

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WHO backed Covid origin report unveiled

A total of 34 experts from the WHO and China jointly conducted a 28-day research from January 14 to February 10 in Wuhan, China…reports Asian Lite News The World Health Organization (WHO)

March 31, 2021

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World Leaders Unite For Int’l Pandemic Treaty

A treaty would provide a framework for international cooperation to immediately exchange information at the start of possible pandemics, and channel global resources for research into possible treatments and vaccines, reports Asian

March 30, 2021

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