Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Politics

  • Labour Suspends Ex-Leader Jeremy Corbyn

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    UK’s Labour Party on Thursday suspended Jeremy Corbyn from the party over his reaction to a highly critical report on anti-Semitism, the media reported. According to BBC report, the human rights watchdog found Labour responsible for “unlawful” harassment and discrimination during Mr Corbyn’s years in charge of the party. But Mr Corbyn later said the…

  • Biden casts ballot in home state

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    “Well, we just voted,” Biden said on Wednesday, holding his wife Jill’s hand as the couple emerged from the Carvel State Office Building in the former Vice President’s hometown of Wilmington…reports Asian Lite News Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has cast an early ballot in his home state of Delaware for the November 3 election,…

  • US election: Republicans need electoral votes from toss-up states

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    Republicans have to do hard work as they have 163 electoral votes in the Solid, Likely and Lean categories and would need 85 (100%) electoral votes from the Toss Up column plus 22 votes from the Lean Democrat column…reports Asian Lite News Democrats in the US are sitting pretty with 290 electoral votes while Republicans…

  • Biden to campaign in Iowa for 1st time

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    The state swung in favour for the Obama-Biden presidential ticket in 2008 and 2012, before flipping to Trump in 2016…reports Asian Lite News For the first time since he won the Democratic Party’s nomination for the November 3 presidential election, Joe Biden is set to campaign in Iowa this week, another battleground state which President…

  • Biden leads in Florida, N.Carolina: Polls

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    In the 2016 presidential election, Trump won Florida by 49.02 per cent of the votes, while his then Democratic rival Hillary Clinton came in close with 47.82 per cent of the ballots…reports Asian Lite News New tracker polls have revealed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was leading against US President Donald Trump in the…

  • Early voting breaks record week before US election 2020

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    Registered Democrat voters were leading with 51 per cent of the total ballots cast, while Republicans made up for 31 per cent…reports Asian Lite News The number of people who have already cast their ballots in the early voting for the November 3 US presidential election has hit a record 58.6 million, with just nine…

  • Police officers must remain ‘apolitical’, NYC Mayor warns

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    NYPD News on Sunday retweeted a video in which police officers in Flatbush, a neighbourhood in Brooklyn, were allegedly saying “Trump 2020” over and over again on their patrol car’s speaker…reports Asian Lite News New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has warning that “any NYPD Officer pushing any political agenda while on duty will…

  • Pence stays in battleground despite aide’s Covid-19 diagnosis

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    US President Donald Trump’s running mate will not self-isolate, although he is a close contact of the VP chief of staff, Marc Short…reports Asian Lite News US Vice-President Mike Pence plans to maintain a busy election campaign schedule despite being exposed to a senior aide who has tested positive for Covid-19, his spokesman says. US…

  • Biden sets television spending record

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    Only last week, Biden’s team spent $45 million on air…reports Asian Lite News Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign has spent a record amount of money on television and digital advertising than any other presidential candidate in the US’ history. Data from Advertising Analytics, a non-partisan firm, revealed on Friday that the former Vice President…

  • US election: Texas early voter turnout surpasses 2016 figure

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    As of Monday, nearly 720,000 voters in Harris County had cast their ballot in person or by mail…reports Asian Lite News Voter turnout in Harris County, Texas, after seven days of early voting for the November 3 presidential election has surpassed the figure recorded during the 2016 polls. As of Monday, nearly 720,000 voters in…

  • Obama calls on youth to create a ‘new normal’

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    “one of the most inspiring things about this year has been to see so many young Americans fired up, organizing, marching and fighting for change.” said Obama…reports Asian Lite News As he readies to hit the campaign trail for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, former US President Barack Obama urged the country’s youth to vote…

  • Opposition Intensifies Protests To Oust Imran

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    Sunday’s event also coincided with the 13th anniversary of the October 18, 2007 attack on the homecoming procession of late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Karachi that killed more than 200 people…reports Hamza Ameer Just two days after its debut power show, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance comprising 11 of the country’s opposition…

  • Trump wishes Harris ‘the best’ after aide tests Covid-19 positive

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    “I hope she’s in good shape, because a number of people in her group have caught Covid-19, so we all wish her best said Trump….Reports Asian Lite News US President Donald Trump has wished Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris “the best” and hoped that she was “in good shape” after an aide and a…

  • Biden campaign raises far more in September than Trump

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    With just 18 days left for the November 3 election, Biden also has $432 million worth of cash in hand, while the Trump campaign has $251.4 million…Reports Asian LIte News US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee have announced a joint fundraising haul of $247.8 million in September, but it was…

  • Trump, Biden hold showdown in separate town halls

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    The two events took place on Thursday night. While Biden’s town hall was hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia, Trump’s 60-minute appearance in Miami was organised by NBC News….Reports Asian Lite News Symbolising the deep chasm in US politics, President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden could not even agree on holding a…

  • NYPD girds for more protests before Nov 3 election

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    This November 3rd will be the one of the most highly contested presidential elections in the modern era…Reports Asian Lite News The New York Police Department (NYPD) is gearing up for potential protests in the state and the city ahead of the November 3 presidential election, the force announced in a memo. In the memo…

  • Kyrghyz President to resign only after parliamentary poll

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    “Sooronbai Jeenbekov once again stressed that now he has no right to leave the presidency, as this will lead to an unpredictable scenario of the development of events to the detriment of the state…Reports Asian Lite News Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said that he will resign after the new parliamentary elections and the announcement of…

  • Zhaparov set to be named Kyrgyzstan PM once again

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    The former Prime Minister of the country Kubatbek Boronov resigned on October 6 amid protests in Kyrgyzstan…Reports Asian Lite News The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday once again approved Sadyr Zhaparov for the post of Prime Minister. On Saturday, the Parliament approved Zhaparov as the country’s new Prime Minister, but the resolutions were returned Tuesday…

  • UNGA Hall hosts Human Rights Council elections

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    These are the first elections of the 75th session (of the UNGA), and the first to be held in this manner by the General Assembly.said Brenden Varma, spokesman for the UNGA President…Reports Asian Lite News The elections for the UN Human Rights Council will be held in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Hall on Tuesday,…

  • Election 2020: NZ PM reveals ‘vision 2030’

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    Ardern’s announcment came while she was addressing a ruling Labour Party rally ahead of the October 17 general elections, which will determine the membership of the country’s 53rd Parliament…Reports Asian Lite News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday unveiled her 2030 vision ahead of the upcoming general elections. she wants the state housing…

  • Pence delays Indiana trip to vote early

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    According to a report in The Hill news website, Pence was slated to travel to Indianapolis, where he is still registered to vote, to cast his ballot in person along with his wife, Karen…Reports Asian Lite News US Vice President Mike Pence has postponed a planned trip to the state of Indiana on Friday to…

  • Teenager becomes Finland’s PM for a day

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    Finland PM Marin stepped aside letting Aava Murto to take her position for a day during which the latter met politicians and highlighted women’s rights in technology…Reports Asian Lite News A 16-year-old teenager, who actively campaigns on climate and human rights issues, became the Prime Minister of Finland for a day, as part of the…

  • VP debate to tighten safety rules

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    The Commission on Presidential Debates on Monday approved plans for the plexiglass installation as a barrier between Pence and Harris, as well as moderator Susan Page…Reports Asian Lite News Amid Covid-19 fears, a plexiglass will be installed between US Vice President Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate, during their…

  • ‘Not being briefed on Trump’s health’: Pelosi

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    Pelosi said that she was not interested in how Trump testing positive for the virus would have an impact on the upcoming November 3 presidential election…Reports Asian Lite News Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the Democrats-led US House of Representatives, said that she was not being briefed on President Donald Trump’s health, who is currently in…