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UN Calls For Stronger Ties With SCO To Tackle Climate Crisis

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for stronger ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in tackling climate crisis and geopolitical tensions amid Covid-19 recovery. The Covid-19 pandemic “has exacerbated vulnerabilities,

November 11, 2020

-Top News·Environment·World News

Anarchy to leadership: Robert De Niro on Trump’s Exit

Academy Award winning actor Robert De Niro, of “The Godfather” fame, who has called US President Donald Trump all sorts of names from “punk,” “pig,” “bullshit artist,” “mutt,” “national disaster,” “fool,” “bozo,”

November 10, 2020

USA·World News

Putin overhauls Russian cabinet

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin proposed appointing Energy Minister Alexander Novak as the tenth deputy prime minister, the official website of the cabinet said on Monday…reports Asian Lite News Russian President Vladimir

November 10, 2020

World News

World Leaders Eager To Cooperate With Biden On Climate Change

“The American people to Donald Trump: ‘You’re fired!'” reacted former UN Environment Executive Director and a green optimist Erik Solheim in a tweet…reports Vishal Gulati Lawmakers and climate advocates from around the

November 10, 2020

-Top News·USA·World News

Vaccine Success Fuels Covid Fight

While the pandemic has killed over 1.2 million people worldwide, the announcement by Pfizer and BioNTech raises hope that effective Covid-19 vaccine dose could be on its way, and if approved, before

November 9, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·World News

Pressing need to address climate change: Dalai Lama to Joe Biden

Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden on his election as the next President of the US, saying climate change is indeed pressing. “As you may be aware,”

November 8, 2020

Environment·USA·World News

Chinese smartphone market falls 14.3% in Q3

The China smartphone market witnessed a 14.3 per cent drop in the third quarter this year with 84.8 million units shipment, according to an IDC report, as the country faced soft demand,

November 8, 2020

Tech LITE·World News

Surging mental illness during pandemic worrisome: Scientists

Scientists including two of Indian origin have used machine learning (ML) to analyse more than 800,000 Reddit posts and found that users anxiety and suicide risk levels are rising, among other negative

November 6, 2020

Lifestyle·World News

Climate Change to trigger major health conditions: Study

Researchers have revealed that climate change will extract an acute toll worldwide, with rising temperatures, wildfires and poor air quality, accompanied by higher rates of cancer, especially lung, skin and gastrointestinal cancers.

November 6, 2020

Health·Science·World News

Uncertain US elections erode rupee value

The uncertainty regarding the US election outcome impacted the Indian rupee which plunged to a two month low mark during Wednesday’s trade session. The rupee hit an intraday low of 74.88 as

November 4, 2020

Economy·World News

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