Washington [US], February 9 (ANI): The US Senate on Monday (local time) confirmed Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary, making her the first woman to be confirmed by the Senate to the post.
Manchester [UK], February 9 (ANI): The UEFA has confirmed that Manchester City's Champions League fixture against Borussia Monchengladbach will now be played in Budapest.
Karachi [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): There have been wide-scale irregularities in the administration of COVID-19 vaccines in Pakistan's Sindh province, including administering the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine to people over 60 years of age, non-frontline health workers and unrelated people, so
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentine Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia confirmed on Monday the first cases in the country of the novel coronavirus variants detected in Brazil.
Moscow [Russia], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's single-day increase in COVID-19 cases fell below 16,000 for the first time since October 22, as 15,916 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours (down from 16,048 the day before), the response center said on Monday.
Christchurch [Australia], February 8 (ANI): Australia limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch on Monday confirmed that Joshua Philippe will play in the top-three in the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand.
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): At least ten Somali soldiers, including intelligence commander were killed Sunday in a blast on the outskirts of Dhusamareb town in the central region of Somalia, an official confirmed.
Bangkok [Thailand], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand Sunday confirmed 237 new COVID-19 cases, falling further from Saturday's tally of 490 and 586 on Friday, according to the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Manila [Philippines], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Sunday 1,790 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 537,310.
Ankara [Turkey], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday confirmed 7,897 new COVID-19 cases, including 618 symptomatic patients, as the total number of positive cases in the country reached 2,524,786, according to its health ministry.
Paris [France], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): France reported 20,586 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the country's total number of infections to 3,317,333, according to health authorities.