Canterbury [UK], January 27 (ANI): Bowler Matt Milnes has signed a contract extension with Kent Cricket until the end of the 2022 season, the club confirmed on Tuesday.
Moscow [Russia], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's single-day coronavirus cases increase fell below 19,000 for the first time since November 3 as 18,241 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, the response centre said on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Russian Embassy on Tuesday confirmed that it has lifted the travel restrictions from India, Finland, Vietnam and Qatar imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington DC [US], January 26 (ANI): The US Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen to be the next Secretary of the Treasury Department after the Senate on Monday voted 84-15 in favour of her nomination.
London [UK], January 25 (ANI): England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday confirmed that England will start their home international summer with a two-match Test series against New Zealand, commencing from June 2.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 25 (ANI): The Customs Preventive Department (CPD) of Kerala's Thrissur seized foreign currency worth Rs 1.28 crore from a foreign exchange agency, the Kochi Commissionerate of Customs confirmed on Monday.
Paris [France], January 25 (ANI/Xinhua): France on Sunday registered 18,436 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, pushing the total count to 3,053,617.
Ankara [Turkey], January 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday reported 5,277 new COVID-19 cases, including 684 symptomatic patients, as the total number of positive cases in the country reached 2,429,605, according to its health ministry.
Bamako [Mali], January 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Six Malian soldiers were killed in attacks on two army posts in central Mali on Sunday, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) confirmed on their official website.