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Indian-American Uzra Zeya named Under Secy at State Dept

Zeya, who has more than two decades of experience with the Department of State and has expertise in Near East, South Asian, Europe, human rights and multilateral affairs, was nominated on January

January 17, 2021

-Top News·USA

Massive polio vaccination drive begins in Afghanistan

The five-day drive was launched as 56 polio cases were detected in Afghanistan in 2020…reports Asian Lite News The Afghan Public Health Ministry on Sunday launched a nationwide campaign to administer polio

January 17, 2021

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Indonesian landslide death toll mounts to 31

Currently, the search and rescue (SAR) team is still looking for nine others who are still missing in Cihanjuang village, Sumedang district…reports Asian Lite News The death toll due to the landslides

January 17, 2021

ASEAN News·Asia News

Biden plan to ‘unTrump’ US

US President-elect Joe Biden has announced a masterplan for his first 10 days in office to “un-Trump” the country and focus on the battle against Covid-19, the economy and immigration…writes Arul Louis.

January 17, 2021

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Two female judges shot dead in Kabul

Sunday’s incident was the latest in a string of targeted killings in Afghanistan…reports Asian Lite News Two female Afghan judges were killed in Kabul on Sunday when unidentified armed men opened fire

January 17, 2021

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LA becomes first county to hit 1mn Covid cases

The most populous county in the country, home to 10 million residents, on Saturday reported 14,669 new confirmed cases and 253 additional fatalities, pushing its cumulative infection tally to 1,003,923…reports Asian Lite

January 17, 2021

USA

Africa’s Covid caseload crosses 3.2 mn

The Southern African region is the hardest-hit in terms of the number of cases, followed by the Northern African region, according to the Africa CDC…reports Asian Lite News The African continent’s overall

January 17, 2021

Africa News

Tunisia reshuffles cabinet

The cabinet reshuffle included 11 ministerial portfolios…reports Asian Lite News Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has announced a cabinet reshuffle, the first since his government assumed office on September 2, 2020. “This

January 17, 2021

Africa News

Search extended for Indonesian plane crash victims

The Boeing 737-500 passenger aircraft with 62 people aboard slammed into the Java Sea on January 9, minutes after take-off from Jakarta en route to Indonesian city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan

January 15, 2021

ASEAN News·Asia News

BDL, Thales sign air defence deal

The Teaming Agreement, signed at a virtual ceremony held on Wednesday, will facilitate manufacture of STARStreak Air Defence System in India, BDL said on Thursday…reports Asian Lite News Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL)

January 15, 2021

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