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US gun sales continue amid Covid, protests

The ratio of households owning guns is up from 32 per cent in 2016…reports Asian Lite News Gun sales in the US have continued amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the nationwide protests,

May 31, 2021

-Top News·USA

China probe will determine Democratic Party fate

It is a matter of astonishment that Biden believes that the WHO will conduct a credible investigation into the origins of SARS2, writes Prof. Madhav Nalapat President Donald Trump and his successor

May 31, 2021

-Top News·China·USA

Biden’s $6tn budget plan draws mixed reviews

The budget unveiled on Friday calls for total spending to run above $6 trillion throughout the next decade, and rise to $8.2 trillion by fiscal year 2031…reports Asian Lite News President Joe

May 30, 2021

-Top News·Economy·USA

Colleges look to federal govt to ease visa control

American colleges and universities lost billions of dollars when the pandemic scattered their students and turned off new applicants…reports Asian Lite News With the Covid-19 pandemic abruptly cutting off a steadily growing

May 30, 2021

COVID-19·Education·USA

Govt redirects vaccine manufacturing supplies to help India

Move will allow India to make additional 20 million Covid vaccine doses, reports Asian Lite News The US government has redirected orders of critical vaccine manufacturing supplies, which will allow India to

May 30, 2021

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China targets Fauci amid Wuhan lab controversy

“In terms of expertise and influence, American experts such as Fauci can hardly match Chinese top experts,” wrote Hu Xijin…reports Asian Lite News With international media and scientists pointing fingers at the

May 30, 2021

-Top News·China·USA

‘Quad fills the gap in contemporary times’: Jaishankar

India’s External Affairs Minister said QUAD – Quadrilateral Security Dialogue has filled the gap that has emerged in contemporary times where there are global or regional requirements, reports Reena Bhardwaj External Affairs

May 29, 2021

-Top News·India News·USA

Biden pitches mammoth $6 trillion budget

The budget for the year starting October 1 earmarked USD 715 billion for the Defense Department, including USD 5.09 billion to enact an initiative to bolster deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region facing

May 29, 2021

-Top News·Defence·USA

US hands over key Kabul base to Afghan forces

Pentagon officials have said that the US has completed up to 25 per cent of the entire withdrawal process, reports Asian Lite News A key military US base called the New Kabul

May 29, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan·USA

Jaishankar, Blinken, affirm strong India-US ties

In a tweet after meeting Jaishankar, Blinken tweeted that they discussed the “India-China border situation”, although Jaishankar and State Department Spokesperson Ned Price made no mention of that topic, reports Arul Louis

May 29, 2021

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