New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Covid surge has raised concerns as the coronavirus is "constantly mutating" and we cannot let the infection run "unchecked", Co-chairman of National Indian Medical Association Covid-19 task force Dr Rajeev Jayadevan.
Sydney [Australia], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): A large cruise ship, destined to arrive in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW), has been struck by a COVID-19 outbreak, leaving more than 2,000 guests affected on the ship.
Canberra [Australia], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian health authorities warned that a projected looming spike in COVID-19 cases could overwhelm the hospital system.
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 327 pips to 6.7287 against the US dollar on Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): A group of former judges and bureaucrats has urged the Supreme Court not to expunge any of its remarks in the case of "Zakia Ahsan Jafri vs State of Gujarat and Anr", saying that "interference in judiciary not acceptable".
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Pakistan recorded the highest COVID-19 positivity ratio of 5.46 per cent during a single day, which is the highest in the last five months, according to the National Institute of Health.
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): India witnessed a dip in new COVID cases on Tuesday. It reported 13,615 in the last 24 hours, a decrease of 3063 infections from Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): After 11 years of being inactive, including a delay caused by COVID-19 delay, the rock band 'Rage Against the Machine' hosted more than 30,000 people on at Wisconsin's Alpine Valley Music Theater.
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI/ATK): Irshad Thalakala's bestselling book "My Beautiful Memories", makes record-breaking sales even during a global crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seoul [South Korea], July 11 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 12,693 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,524,538, the health authorities said Monday.