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  • Pak to Face Tougher FATF Scrutiny

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    Until now, Pakistan enjoyed an additional cushion as China, an ally, was holding the presidency of Financial Action Task Force (FATF). With the baton passing on to Germany, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is a worried man…reports MAHUA VENKATESH With Germanys Marcus Pleyer as president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the going for…

  • Asian Lite Weekend, October 16, 2020 – MI5 Suspects China, Russia Threat On UK Security

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    MI5 Suspects China, Russia Threat On UK Security; G20 extends debt suspension for poor nations; Young, Healthy People May Have to Wait Longer For Vaccine; Pak to Face Tougher FATF Scrutiny; US Appoints New Officer to Oversee Tibetan Issues – all in Asian Lite Weekend – please click here to read.

  • The Deafening Silence of Taliban on Uyghurs

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    For China, reaching out to the Taliban has many strategic advantages. For one it will be able to extend its sphere of influence in South Asia and the Middle East. Secondly, and equally important, it will ensure that the teeming Islamic terror organizations in the region do not make efforts to reach out to Xinjiang…

  • MI5 Suspects China, Russia Threat On UK Security

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    The new chief of the MI5 Ken McCallum directly specified “the differing national security challenges presented by Russian, Chinese, Iranian and other actors” were “growing in severity and in complexity – while terrorist threats persist at scale”…reports Hitesh Tikoo The new chief of the MI5, the UK’s domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, has said that…

  • European countries enforce new Covid-19 curbs amid spike

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    As of Thursday, the continent’s overall caseload stands at 4,301,247, while the death toll has surged to 197,075, according to the latest update by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control…Reports Asian Lite News Countries across Europe were imposing a series of new restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus…

  • Brexit: UK PM expresses “desirability” for EU trade deal

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    Johnson “noted the desirability of a deal, but expressed his disappointment that more progress had not been made over the past two weeks”…Reports Asian Lite News Ahead of a European Union (EU) summit, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed the “desirability” of a new trade deal with the bloc, but also his disappointment that more…

  • France imposes curfew to curb Covid spread

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    France has been in a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic with an average of 20,000 new infection cases per day…Reports Asian Lite News President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday that a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. will be implemented in the greater Paris region and eight other big cities in France. The…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital October 15, 2020 – Sadiq Urges Businesses to Tackle Racism

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    Sadiq Urges Businesses to Tackle Racism; Wales Bans Travellers From UK Corona Hotspots; 8 Nations Join NASA’s Lunar Exploration Programme; UNHRC Slammed Over Election of China & Pak as Members; Drones Emerge As New Threat in Kashmir – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Sadiq Urges Businesses to Tackle Racism

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    Businesses of all sizes are invited to join Mayor’s Workforce Integration Network (WIN) to strengthen its network, utilise its resources and help create pathways into living wage employment for young Black men…reports Asian Lite Newsdesk The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has declared City Hall a committedly anti-racist organisation as he unveiled a toolkit to…

  • Wales Bans Travellers From UK Corona Hotspots

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    First minister Mark Drakeford has announced that Wales is going to ban people from parts of the UK with high rates of Covid-19, the media reported. According to BBC report, the Mr Drakeford has said that he would go ahead if the Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not impose travel restrictions in England. The ban…

  • 8 Nations Join NASA’s Lunar Exploration Programme

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    While NASA is leading the Artemis programme, which includes sending the first woman and next man to the surface of the Moon in 2024, international partnerships will play a key role in achieving a sustainable and robust presence on the Moon later this decade while preparing to conduct a historic human mission to Mars…reports Asian…

  • New three-tier restrictions imposed in UK

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    The new system sees every area of England classed as being on medium, high or very high alert…Reports Asian Lite News England has enforced new three-tier system of Covid-19 restrictions. Most of the country is in the lowest tier – medium – but millions of people in the North and the Midlands face extra curbs…

  • Biden gains lead in Wisconsin, Michigan: Poll

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    In the 2016 election, Trump had won both the states…Reports Asian Lite News A new poll has revealed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has gained big leads against US President Donald Trump in the swing states of Wisconsin and Michigan. In the 2016 election, Trump had won both the states. The latest New York…

  • US Asks Turkey To Pull Back ‘Oruc Reis’

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    The United States has demanded that Turkey pull back an energy research ship that it has sent back to waters contested with Greece, calling the move a “calculated provocation.” In a strongly worded statement, the State Department said the US “deplores” the decision by Turkey that came just after tensions with Greece had subsided, reports…

  • China loses support in UN Human Rights Council

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    Although by a smaller margin, China won despite its human rights record, especially its treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority, and the opposition of several countries and human rights groups…reports Arul Louis  Pakistan and Nepal have been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council, while China won a seat by the smallest margin showing a…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital – JOBLESS RATE SOARS

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    JOBLESS RATE SOARS; Sadiq joins campaign against Government’s travel ban; Oli Facing Heat From Own Party Over Chinese Encroachment; Border Talks End in Deadlock; Slight Delay Expected For India’s Human Space Flight – All in Asian Lite Daily Digital, October 14, 2020 – please click here to read.

  • Jobless Rate Soars

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    In its latest update, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that an estimated 1.5 million people were unemployed between June and August, while redundancies stood at 227,000…reports Asian Lite Newsdesk The UK’s unemployment rate has hit the highest level in three years in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Office for National…

  • Fauci asks Trump campaign to take down ad featuring him

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    “To take a completely out-of-context statement and put it in what is obviously a political campaign ad, I thought, was really very disappointing”.said Fauci…Reports Asian Lite News Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert, has said that the re-election campaign of US President Donald Trump should take down a new political ad that features his…

  • Trump feels ‘so powerful’ after Covid recovery

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    He made the remarks to a huge crowd of supports at an airport in Sanford, Florida on Monday night, about a week after being discharged from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington following his Covid-19 treatment…Reports Asian Lite News At his first re-election rally following his October 2 announcement of being Covid-19…

  • Covid 19: Italy to impose new social restrictions

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    The Minister said the new rules would include limits or a full ban on parties at home, as well as a prohibition for people to linger outside bars, clubs, and stores in order to avoid gatherings…Asian Lite News Italy is set to impose new social restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of the…

  • India’s average daily cases declining for five weeks

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    India’s tally on Tuesday mounted to 71,75,880 with a spike of 55,342 coronavirus cases, the lowest since August. India recorded around 55,000 cases on July 31 (55,078), August 4 (52,050) and August 18 (55,079). India is showing a trend of declining average daily cases over the past five weeks. After a month, on October 9,…

  • Boris Unveils 3-Tier Covid Restrictions

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    The Liverpool City Region will be placed in the “very high” level from Wednesday, the Prime Minister said, adding that following talks with local leaders, gyms, leisure centres, betting shops and casinos will also close in the region…reports Asian Lite News UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled a new three-level Covid-19 alert system that…

  • Trump tests negative for Covid-19

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    Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus “on consecutive days”, White House doctor Sean Conley said in the first public disclosure about the US President’s health status after his October 2 announcement that he and the First Lady has contracted the disease. Conley made the revelation in a memo on Monday shortly before…

  • Asian Lite Daily Digital – Boris Unveils 3-Tier Covid Restrictions

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    Boris Unveils 3-Tier Covid Restrictions; Sadiq Seeks Govt Action To Protect Rough Sleepers; Pandemic Disrupted Critical Mental Health Services; Asia-Pacific Group Retains Pakistan on ‘Enhanced Follow-Up’ list; Taiwan Sends Strong Message Against Chinese Expansionism – all in Asian Lite Daily Digital – please click here to read.

  • Iraqi PM due in UK

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    The UK is part of a US-led international coalition tasked with helping the Iraqi security forces in the fight against the Islamic State militants…Reports Asian Lite News The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is expected to pay an official visit to the UK. In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Minister…

  • ‘Immune to coronavirus’: Trump claims

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    White House physician Sean Conley did not disclose when Trump last had a negative test result…Reports Asian Lite News US President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that he is now “immune” from the coronavirus, though medical research has suggested it is possible to be re-infected with the virus. “It seems like I’m immune, so I…

  • Fauci appears in Trump’s campaign ad

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    In the 30-second ad titled “Carefully”, which was released on Saturday, a narrator notes Trump’s recovery from Covid-19 and includes a clip of Fauci…Reports Asian Lite News US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has released a new ad which features Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert, touting the administration’s response to the ongoing Covid-19…

  • Second nationwide lockdown likely in UK

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    A top UK scientist has said that a second nationwide lockdown was a possibility in the face of a worsening situation of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a BBC interview on Sunday, Peter Horby, chair of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) and a government adviser, said the UK was at…

  • Religious fests to fuel India Corona cases

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    “No religion or God says that you have to celebrate in an ostentatious way; that you have to visit pandals and temples and mosques to pray,” India’s Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stated…reports Asian Lite Newsdesk As festivities are around the corner, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has requested people to not adhere to complacency amid…

  • Trudeau announces more funding for food banks

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    Trudeau also announced an additional 100 million Canadian dollars (about $76 million) in federal funding for food banks across Canada to help them meet the surge in demand…Reports Asian Lite News Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday urged Canadians to stem the spread of the Covid-19 as “the country is at a tipping point…

  • Biden campaign raises over $12mn after VP debate

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    The former Vice President’s campaign had raised nearly $10 million after the first presidential debate between Biden and Trump on September 29…Reports Asian Lite News Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign announced that it has raised more than $12 million following the debate between the party’s candidate Kamala Harris and US Vice President Mike Pence.…

  • Azerbaijan, Armenia Agree on Ceasefire

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    Russia announced that Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed today to a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, starting at noon the same day, after long negotiations that took place in Moscow between the foreign ministers of the two countries, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a statement that the ceasefire will…

  • Infiltration incidents down in Kashmir

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    Army’s 15 Corps General Officer Commanding Lt Gen BS Raju on Saturday said that less than 30 infiltrators had managed to enter the Kashmir Valley from across the borders and LoC with Pakistan this year as against 130 during the same period last year. “This year, we have stopped infiltration to a large extent. Last…

  • Nawaz asked to appear in Pak court by Nov 24

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     The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to appear before it by November 24 to avoid being declared a proclaimed offender. The IHC’s Registrar Office on Friday issued a written order in the proceedings on the appeal in Al-Azizia and Avenfield corruption references, reports Dawn news. A two-member division…

  • Afghan govt accused of misuse of Covid-19 funds

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    Amid reports of a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in Afghanistan, the Kabul government is facing mounting criticism over alleged misuse of international funds to battle the pandemic, the media reported A Kabul-based anti-corruption organization, Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA), on Friday said the government was not ready to provide the details of the…

  • India warns against attempts to disrupt Non-Aligned Movement

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    Calling out Pakistan’s attempts to disrupt the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), India has warned that it will slide to irrelevance and be shut out of global decision-making if attempts were made to divide it by venting bilateral grievances. “If we take up issues that divide rather than unite us, reducing our movement to a platform for…

  • Second Presidential Debate Cancelled

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    The second presidential debate between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden which was scheduled to take place on October 15 in Miami, has been officially cancelled, it was announced. In a statement on Friday night, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) said: “It is now apparent there will be no debate…

  • ‘Joe won’t last two months as president’: Trump

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    Trump launched a vicious attack calling Harris a “monster” and a “communist”….Reports Asian Lite News US President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday that Democratic Party’s vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris would replace Joe Biden as president within a month if he were elected and launched a vicious attack calling her a “monster” and a “communist”. In…

  • EU ministers mull new migration pact

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    A major point of disagreement is the idea of mandatory relocation of asylum seekers arriving in Europe’s coastal states…Reports Asian Lite News European Union (EU) Ministers held a meeting to discuss the new migration pact for the first time since it was announced in late September. Amid tension between member states regarding the proposal, the…

  • EU Settlement Scheme Gets More Than 4 Million Applications

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    The latest statistics also show that, of the more than 4 million applications across the UK, there have been nearly 3.7 million from England, 204,700 from Scotland, 67,200 from Wales and 66,300 from Northern Ireland up to the end of September 2020…reports Asian Lite News The UK Home Office has announced that there have been…

  • Pelosi to remove Trump under 25th amendment

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    The move is expected to be largely symbolic as the Republican-controlled Senate is unlikely to go along with such a measure passed by the Democrat-run House of Representatives in an attempt at a constitutional coup to remove Trump…Arul Louis Reports Pushing her confrontation with the coronavirus-sticken Donald Trump to a near crisis level, House Speaker…

  • Asian Lite Weekend – Brand China Turns Toxic

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    Brand China Turns Toxic; WHO Calls For Collective Efforts To Rollout Vaccines; EU Settlement Scheme Gets 4 Million Applications; Pakistan Hit By Inflation; Awaits FATF Decision; Indian, Chinese Soldiers Battle Tough Weather – All in Asian Lite Daily Digital – Please click here to read.

  • Trump bows out of virtual debate

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    Trump has not campaigned directly since last Thursday because of his disease, will lose an opportunity to be on a nationally televised event…Reports Asian Lite News Coronavirus-stricken US President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled out of the debate with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, objecting to a digital encounter where he could be cut off…

  • US imposes sanctions on major Iranian banks

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    US Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran’s banking sector, making a signifiant stride aimed at impairing the arch-rival’s economy weeks ahead of US elections.Arab News Reports The Treasury Department said it was designating 18 major Iranian banks, a step that could largely cut off the nation of 80 million people from the world’s financial…

  • Biden resumes negative campaign ads against Trump

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    After Trump announced on October 2 that he and the First Lady had tested positive for the virus, the Biden campaign revealed that it was taking down the negative ads….Reports Asian Lite News The campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced that it has planned to restart negative digital and TV ads against US…

  • Mumbai Police Names Arnab’s Republic TV, Two Others In TRP Fraud

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    In a sensational revelation, the Mumbai Police claimed to have busted a major fraud of manipulating TRP (Television Rating Point) data by at least three TV channels and nabbed two persons, Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh said here on Thursday. The channels allegedly indulging in the fraudulent activities include Republic TV, Fakt Marathi and…

  • ‘Evidence of collusion between Huawei, Chinese state’, UK MPs allege

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    The accusations in the new report have the potential to increase suspicions surrounding the company’s operations….Reports Asian Lite News There is clear evidence of collusion between Huawei and the Chinese state, a UK parliamentary inquiry concluded in its report on Thursday. The designation of Huawei as a “high-risk vendor” by the UK government is “appropriate…

  • Harris and a fly dominate Pence in first VP debate

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    Pence spent 90 minutes trying to defend the administration and framed Harris and Biden as radical left wingers – an old tune…Reports Asian Lite News A fly that landed on US Vice President Mike Pence’s head of thick white hair and nested there for a good two minutes became an unlikely breakout star on the…

  • The Wreckage Of Trump’s Presidency

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    In his world, the presidency is not enough to satisfy his ego and make up for his dismal failures and complete lack of self-confidence. He needs unchecked power—dictatorial power—so that no one can question his actions, motives, or agenda, however skewed or criminal they may be…writes Dr Alon Ben-Meir Like many Americans, I have been…

  • Turkey Calls For Urgent Reconciliation With EU

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    Turkey’s top diplomat called for an urgent dialogue between Ankara and the European Union (EU) to address rising tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Libya, and developments in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict. In an interview with Italian news agency Agenzia Nova during his recent visit to Rome, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavusoglu said he considered Italy “a…