Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): The United States Senate on Thursday (local time) confirmed Dr Rahul Gupta to serve as the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy on a bipartisan basis, White House said in a statement.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,487,743 cases as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US and Canadian citizens, members of the religious organization Christian Aid Ministries abducted earlier this month, are alive despite remaining in the captivity of their abductors, a police source confirmed to the Nouvelliste newspaper.
Manila [Phillippines], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,043 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,779,943.
Ankara [Turkey], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Thursday confirmed 25,528 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,961,535, according to its health ministry.
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], October 28 (ANI): Tajikistan's officials have confirmed that China is willing to build an 8.6 million US dollars military base on the border of Tajikistan with Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
Moscow [Russia], October 28 (ANI): Russia has recorded the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic with 40,096 fresh confirmed infections, according to data of the anti-coronavirus crisis center published on Thursday.
London [UK], October 28 (ANI): Essex County Cricket Club confirmed that Derbyshire all-rounder, Matt Critchley, has joined the Club on a three-year deal.
London [UK], October 28 (ANI): Middlesex Cricket has confirmed that Stuart Law, who has been at the club since January 2019, has left his position as head coach.