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Canada's COVID-19 cases surpass 2.9 mln

Ottawa [Canada], January 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada confirmed 13,555 new COVID-19 cases Saturday afternoon, elevating its national caseload to 2,905,560 with 32,502 deaths, CTV reported.

2022-01-23T00:25:11.394756+00:00 IST

Iran vows stronger ties, cooperation with Turkey for regional stability

Tehran [Iran], January 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday vowed to strengthen ties and cooperation with Turkey for regional stability, according to Iran's presidential website.

2022-01-22T23:08:29.587877+00:00 IST

Iraq tightens security on border with Syria after IS militants' jailbreak

Baghdad [Iraq], January 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraq on Saturday tightened security measures on the borderline with neighboring Syria after a jailbreak by militants of the Islamic State (IS) in a Kurdish-controlled prison in Syria's Hasakah Province.

2022-01-22T21:59:12.089654+00:00 IST

Turkish journalist arrested for insulting Erdogan on live TV

Ankara [Turkey], January 23 (ANI): A Turkish court ordered to arrest prominent journalist Sedef Kabas for making offensive remarks about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on live television, CNN Turk reported on Saturday.

2022-01-22T21:58:36.572027+00:00 IST

Brazil reports over 160,000 new COVID-19 cases for 3rd straight day

Brasilia [Brazil], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported 166,539 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the third consecutive day on which the country registered more than 160,000 cases, the National Council of Health Secretaries said Friday.

2022-01-22T08:40:32.270750+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports 43 new community cases of COVID-19

Wellington [New Zealand], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 43 new community cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

2022-01-22T02:18:10.642850+00:00 IST

Houthis call on foreign companies to leave UAE as conflict escalates

Sana'a [Yemen], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Yemen's Houthi movement has called on foreign companies to pull out of the United Arab Emirates following a series of airstrikes against Yemen by the US-Saudi-UAE coalition, Yahya Sare'e, a spokesman for the Houthi armed forces, said on Friday.

2022-01-22T00:52:20.638853+00:00 IST

UN chief condemns Saudi-led deadly airstrikes in Yemen's Saada city

New York [US], January 22 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Friday's airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition against a detention center in Yemen's Saada city.

2022-01-21T21:29:32.063111+00:00 IST

Death toll of airstrike on Houthi-controlled prison in Yemen rises to 77

Aden [Yemen], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Yemen's Houthi group reported on Friday that the death toll in an airstrike launched by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition on a temporary prison in Yemen has risen to 77.

2022-01-21T20:58:37.055642+00:00 IST

At least 17 people killed by truck explosion in Ghana

Accra [Ghana], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A truck explosion has left at least 17 people killed in Ghana's Western Region, media reported.

2022-01-21T04:38:00.670268+00:00 IST

IS militants attack Kurdish prison in NE Syria: report

Damascus [Syria], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Islamic State (IS) on Thursday attacked a Kurdish-run prison in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah in an attempt to free IS inmates, a war monitor reported.

2022-01-20T23:27:36.865379+00:00 IST

Canada's Ontario to begin lifting COVID restrictions on January 31

Ontario [Canada], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Ontario will begin easing restrictions that have been in place to stop the spread the Omicron variant, with certain limits slated to be lifted on January 31, Premier Doug Ford said in a press conference Thursday.

2022-01-20T21:38:11.600138+00:00 IST

Polish Foreign Minister tests positive for COVID, cancels visit to Spain, Malta

Warsaw [Poland], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau cancelled his visits to Spain and Malta, as he contracted COVID-19, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lukasz Jasina said.

2022-01-20T04:38:08.420971+00:00 IST

Mexico registers record 60,552 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours

Mexico City [Mexico], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexico has confirmed 60,552 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, marking thus the largest daily increase since the start of the pandemic, the national Ministry of Health said.

2022-01-20T02:16:12.561381+00:00 IST

US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Kiev: Reports

Kyiv [Ukraine], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Kiev, the CNN state department pool reported on Wednesday.

2022-01-19T08:27:21.853769+00:00 IST

Cambodian, Singaporean Foreign Ministers vow to strengthen ASEAN's centrality, unity, resilience

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening ASEAN's centrality, unity and resilience, the Cambodian foreign ministry said in a press statement on Tuesday.

2022-01-18T10:21:29.921748+00:00 IST

Abu Dhabi tanker blast: India working with UAE for early repatriation of mortal remains of two Indians

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 18 (ANI): India is working closely with the UAE government to bring back the mortal remains of the two Indian nationals who died in the tanker explosion in Abu Dhabi, the Indian Embassy in UAE informed on Tuesday.

2022-01-18T08:08:10.500637+00:00 IST

Australia sees deadliest day amid new wave of COVID-19

Sydney [Australia], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia recorded its highest ever number of COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, as the outbreak continued to push up the hospitalization rates to record levels.

2022-01-18T05:41:01.559399+00:00 IST

North Macedonia's Parliament elects new Prime Minister

Skopje [North Macedonia], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Members of North Macedonian Parliament late Sunday voted for a new coalition government, with Dimitar Kovacevski, leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), elected as a new prime minister, national media reported on Monday.

2022-01-17T07:47:06.678847+00:00 IST

Palestine reports 700 Omicron cases

Ramallah [Palestine], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 700 Omicron infections has been reported in the Palestinian territories in less than two months, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

2022-01-17T02:59:18.281192+00:00 IST

Cuba registers 3,506 new COVID-19 cases

Havana [Cuba], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba registered 3,506 confirmed cases and three more related deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, pushing the national count to 995,631 cases and 8,335 deaths, respectively, the health ministry has said.

2022-01-16T01:46:15.471851+00:00 IST