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Child poverty expected to remain above pre-coronavirus levels

Child poverty is expected to remain above pre-coronavirus levels for at least five years in high-income countries, a new Unicef report has revealed. The report titled, “Supporting Families and Children Beyond COVID-19:

December 13, 2020

COVID-19·World News

UN Chief Calls For Networked Multilateralism

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for multilateralism and reformed global governance to tackle global threats. “The Covid-19 pandemic provides overwhelming evidence that we need more — and more effective — multilateralism,

December 12, 2020

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Hondurans Migrants flee for US

The first US-bound caravan since the hurricanes struck the country left Honduras late Wednesday and it was on its way to the Guatemalan border..reports Asian Lite News Hundreds of Hondurans affected by

December 11, 2020

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South Korean Director Kim Ki-Duk Dies

Award-winning South Korean director Kim Ki-duk has died in Latvia after contracting the coronavirus, according to media reports. He was 59. According to an AP report, he died while being treated for

December 11, 2020

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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

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Gates Foundation to roll out $250mn for Covid research

In a statement, the Foundation called for global commitments to make Covid-related scientific innovations available in 2021 to everyone who needs them..reports Asian Lite News The Seattle-headquartered Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

December 10, 2020

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Brazil sets up 5-year anti-corruption plan

According to Rosario, the plan adopted international recommendations issued by the UN, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Organization of American States (OAS)…reports Asian Lite News The Brazilian

December 10, 2020

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‘Vaccination is moral obligation’: Guterres

“Each one of us being vaccinated provides a service to the whole community because we are no longer spreading, there is no risk of spreading the disease,” said UN chief…reports Asian Lite

December 9, 2020

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‘Google Pay is helping India Bridge Digital Divide’

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday stressed that growing up in India amid poor access to a computer or a phone set him on a course to build a more

December 8, 2020

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UNICEF appeals for $6.4 Bn funding to help 190 Mn Children

The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, launched a $6.4 billion emergency funding appeal to reach more than 190 million children affected by humanitarian crises amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The appeal for 2021, which

December 4, 2020

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