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US Senate Passes Defence Bill

The US Senate has overwhelmingly passed the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a veto-proof majority, setting up a showdown with President Donald Trump who threatened to veto the bill.

December 12, 2020

-Top News·USA

US Ready For Pfizer Vaccine

US regulators have approved the emergency use of the country’s first Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for people aged 16 years and older, marking the beginning of the

December 12, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·USA

Covid-19: Cases top 200,000 in Ecuador

Ecuador is still experiencing a first wave of infections with community transmission of the virus, said health officials…reports Asian Lite News Ecuador has reported 1,151 fresh Covid-19 infections, pushing the tally to

December 11, 2020

COVID-19·USA·World News

US to return 12 military sites to S.Korea

A virtual joint committee session of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) was held earlier in the day, agreeing on the return of the US military sites, including six in central Seoul…reports

December 11, 2020

-Top News·Asia News·USA

Biden, Harris named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

Biden and Harris ran in one of the most contentious presidential races in American history, which saw a record number of voters turn out amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic…reports Asian Lite News

December 11, 2020

-Top News·USA

Sony Pictures Buy Crunchyroll for $1.175 Billion

Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced to buy anime streaming service Crunchyroll from US telecom giant AT&T for $1.175 billion. Crunchyroll is a premier anime direct-to-consumer service within AT&T’s WarnerMedia segment with more

December 10, 2020

Business·USA

US Covid-19 death toll hits record

On Wednesday, there were a total of 3,071 fatalities, which increased the country’s overall death toll to 289,283…reports Asian Lite News The US registered more than 3,000 coronavirus fatalities in the last

December 10, 2020

-Top News·USA

US Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Pennsylvania Results

The US Supreme Court has rejected a challenge against President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania. Republicans in the state wanted to overturn certification of the result, but justices rejected the request in

December 9, 2020

-Top News·USA

Biden’s Policies May Impact Asian Credit Conditions: Moody’s

The policies of US President-elect Joe Biden’s administration may have a marginal impact on the credit conditions in Asia and is less likely to deepen trade linkages between the US and Asia,

December 9, 2020

Economy·USA

President Biden will pick up the PRC’s gauntlet

Should Joe Biden revert to the China-friendly policies of the Clinton era, voter backlash against the Democratic Party would be severe…writes Prof. Madhav Nalapat What is democracy and how does it flower?

December 9, 2020

-Top News·China·USA

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