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Canada's COVID-19 cases top 550,000

Ottawa [Canada], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed 550,000, with the total hitting 552,020, including 14,963 deaths, as of Sunday afternoon, according to CTV.

2020-12-28T03:33:30.603066+00:00 IST

Brazil Vice President tests positive for coronavirus

Brasilia [Brazil], December 28 (ANI): Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Sunday, his office said in a statement.

2020-12-28T03:06:30.499624+00:00 IST

Saudi Arabia extends suspension of international flights by another week

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 28 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has extended the suspension of all international commercial flights and entry into the Kingdom through land and seaports for another week in view of the new coronavirus strain which was discovered in the United Kingdom, the state media said.

2020-12-28T01:02:21.223085+00:00 IST

Bus crash in western Cameroon leaves 60 dead

Yaounde [Cameroon], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 60 people are believed to have died in a bus accident in western Cameroon, the Camer.be news portal reports on Sunday.

2020-12-27T22:13:13.029997+00:00 IST

Jordan confirms first two cases of new COVID-19 variant linked to UK

Amman [Jordan], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The first two positive tests for a new coronavirus strain linked to the UK have been confirmed in Jordan, the country's health minister, Natheer Obeidat, told the Petra news agency on Sunday.

2020-12-27T19:07:16.292960+00:00 IST

Guaido says Venezuela's opposition to continue work despite election results

Caracas [Venezuela], December 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuela's opposition lawmakers will continue their work despite the parliamentary elections held earlier this month, former head of the National Assembly, opposition leader Juan Guaido said.

2020-12-27T05:54:40.622992+00:00 IST

2 cases of new coronavirus variant registered in Canada

Ottawa [Canada], December 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The first two cases of the new coronavirus strain that emerged in the UK earlier this month have been confirmed in Canada, Ontario authorities announced in a statement.

2020-12-27T03:19:35.691413+00:00 IST

Brazil registers 307 more deaths from COVID-19

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Brazilian government on Saturday reported 307 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's death toll to 190,795.

2020-12-27T01:47:08.749177+00:00 IST

Online signature campaign launched to demand justice for Karima Baloch

Toronto [Canada] December 26 (ANI): An online signature campaign has been launched to demand justice for Karima Baloch, a human rights activist who was found dead mysteriously early this week in a lake in Toronto city.

2020-12-26T07:32:06.041849+00:00 IST

At least 10 killed in traffic accident in western Nigeria

Lagos [Nigeria], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Local road safety corps confirmed Friday that at least 10 people were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident in Nigeria's western state of Kwara.

2020-12-26T07:02:26.967136+00:00 IST

Activists, journalists urge Canada to initiate high-level probe into Karima Baloch's 'mysterious' death

Toronto [Canada], December 26 (ANI): Over 50 activists, journalists and intellectuals from all around the world have expressed concerns over the mysterious death of exiled Baloch activist Karima Baloch in Toronto and urged Canadian authorities to initiate a "high-level and thorough investigation" in the matter.

2020-12-26T04:40:19.642785+00:00 IST

Death toll from the armed attack in western Ethiopia climbs to 207: rights group

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the recent armed attack in western Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz regional state has risen to 207, the country's federal rights group confirmed late Friday.

2020-12-26T04:33:54.248072+00:00 IST

3 UN peacekeepers killed, 2 injured in attack in Central African Republic

New York [US], December 26 (ANI): Unidentified gunmen attacked United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic on Thursday, killing 3 officials and injuring two, UN Secretary spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, said in a statement.

2020-12-26T03:27:12.399407+00:00 IST

UN welcomes prisoner swap between Libyan parties

Tripoli [Libya], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday welcomed the exchange of prisoners between rival parties.

2020-12-26T03:05:26.924796+00:00 IST

Colombia registers 14,000 new COVID-19 cases, total tally over 1.59 million

Bogota [Colombia], December 26 (ANI): Colombia has registered over 14,000 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, authorities said on Friday.

2020-12-26T02:35:25.217533+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 190,000

Brasilia [Brazil], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll rose to 190,488 on Friday after 482 more patients died from the virus in the previous 24 hours.

2020-12-26T02:04:41.667964+00:00 IST

Libya reports 461 new COVID-19 cases

Tripoli [Libya], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The National Center for Disease Control of Libya on Friday reported 461 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national count to 97,653.

2020-12-26T01:54:19.242104+00:00 IST

Israeli Air Force strikes Hamas facilities in Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli Air Force has conducted strikes at the rocket manufacturing site, underground facilities and a military post of the Hamas Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian exclave, the Israel Defense Forces said on Saturday.

2020-12-26T01:33:19.598678+00:00 IST

Moroccan King, Israeli PM have first phone conversation since normalisation decision

Rabat [Morocco], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Moroccan King Mohammed VI and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday had their first official phone conversation since the two countries decided to normalise relations earlier this month.

2020-12-25T22:02:46.106985+00:00 IST

Egypt's COVID-19 daily cases exceed 1,000, 128,993 in total

Cairo [Egypt], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Egypt reported on Thursday late night 1,021 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total cases registered in the country to 128,993, said the Egyptian Health Ministry.

2020-12-25T09:34:04.853584+00:00 IST

Rwanda sets up COVID-19 testing lab at major airport

Kigali [Rwanda], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Rwandan Ministry of Health on Thursday inaugurated a COVID-19 testing laboratory at Kigali International Airport, the country's major airport in the capital city Kigali, to ease service delivery for travellers to Rwanda.

2020-12-25T05:46:27.070255+00:00 IST