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.
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.
Doha [Qatar], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Sunday announced 247 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 149,019, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): The central government on Saturday informed that avian influenza or bird flu has been confirmed in nine states for poultry birds and in 12 states for the crow, migratory and wild birds till January 24.