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Malala meets Blinken, seeks support for Afghan women

Yousafzai met Blinken and other officials in the State Department on Monday and read Foratan’s letter and asked Blinken to pass it on to US President Joe Biden…reports Asian Lite News Malala

December 8, 2021

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Indian-origin Anil Menon among 10 astronauts for Moon mission

Menon is an actively practicing emergency medicine physician with fellowship training in wilderness and aerospace medicine. …reports Asian Lite News Indian-origin Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel with the US Air Force and

December 7, 2021

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Musk blasts Biden’s $1 trillion infra bill

In November, Biden signed a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law after months of delay amid Democratic infighting over a social spending package….reports Asian Lite News Taking on US President Joe

December 7, 2021

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Biden, Putin to get on high-stakes video call

The Biden-Putin call comes amid high tensions over Russia’s bid to invade Ukraine with as many as 175,000 troops, reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin,

December 7, 2021

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Iraq, UK hold talks over withdrawal of coalition forces

They also discussed the cooperation between the two countries in the war against the Islamic State (IS) terror group, and the means to boost bilateral ties in various fields…reports Asian Lite News

December 7, 2021

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Democracy summit: China’s exclusion leaves Pak in dilemma

Biden has invited leaders from over 100 countries, including the South Asian nations of India, Pakistan, Nepal and Maldives except China and Russia…writes Sanjeev Sharma Pakistani decision makers are holding extensive consultations

December 7, 2021

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US govt to announce diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

The move will allow the US to send a message on the world stage to China without preventing US athletes from competing …reports Asian Lite News The administration of US President Joe

December 6, 2021

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‘Encouraging’ early data on Omicron severity: Fauci

While there has been reports of spike in hospitalisation due to Omicron in South Africa, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, they are “not alarming”….reports Asian Lite News Early data on the Omicron

December 6, 2021

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Long queues in US vax centres amid Omicron scare

The report pointed out that the demand for vaccines grew from an average of under-a-million doses a day to an average of 1.5 million a day in recent weeks,…reports Asian Lite News

December 6, 2021

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Biden leads tributes to senator Bob Dole

A conservative Republican who campaigned for reining in government, Dole also had a pragmatic streak and sponsored bipartisan legislation during his tenure at the US Capitol, reports Asian Lite News Tributes poured

December 6, 2021

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