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WHO dismisses claims coronavirus leaked from lab

Liang Wannian, a member of the WHO-China joint study team, said that there is no evidence of transmission of the novel coronavirus before December 2019 in Wuhan….reports Asian Lite News While saying

February 9, 2021

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Poland, Germany, Sweden oust Russian diplomats

On February 5, the Russian Foreign Ministry had declared the Swedish, Polish and German diplomats personae non gratae due of their participation in the January 23 “unauthorized rallies” in Moscow and St.

February 9, 2021

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UN starts Secy-Gen selection process

The term of a UN Secretary-General is five years. Guterres took office on January 1, 2017….reports Asian Lite News The Presidents of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and Security Council have signed

February 8, 2021

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Global Covid death toll crosses 2.8Mn

The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 104.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.28 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on

February 5, 2021

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WEF’s special annual meet postponed

The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced that it would postpone its Special Annual Meeting 2021 in Singapore to August 17-20 due to Covid-19 and the global travel restrictions. The annual gathering usually

February 4, 2021

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UN Chief donates Zayed Award prize money to UNHCR

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced that he will donate the prize money he won from the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The prize money, $500,000, will

February 4, 2021

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WHO slams critics of Covid origin probe

It is not responsible “to say you won’t accept a report before it’s even written” and “you have intelligence that has not been provided,” said Ryan, adding that the team in the

February 3, 2021

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2nd batch of Sinovac vaccines reach Chile

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera wrote on Twitter after the arrival of the second shipment of the Chinese vaccine that mass vaccination will begin on Wednesday, starting with high-risk groups…reports Asian Lite News

February 3, 2021

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‘Global Covid cases reach 103.3mn’

The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 26,307,963 and 443,186, respectively, according to the CSSE….reports Asian Lite News The total number of global

February 1, 2021

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Global coronavirus cases top 101 mn

The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 101 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.18 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on

January 29, 2021

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