Mogadishu [Somalia], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali Parliament on Saturday unanimously approved the appointment of Hamza Abdi Barre as the country's new prime minister.
Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): Things have become murky in China as coronavirus cases are flaring up. China- manufactured vaccines have turned out ineffective, making already-vaccinated people prone to new infections.
Seoul [South Korea], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea recorded 6,790 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, bringing the total number of infections to 18,319,773, the health authorities said Saturday.
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): About 9,600 fever cases were reported in the past 24 hours through 0900 GMT on Friday in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), with zero deaths, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,512 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 4,552,359, according to the health ministry.
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): A dip in the cases of coronavirus infection was observed in India in the last 24 hours as it reported 15,940 new cases of covid-19 in comparison to the 17,336 reported total cases on Friday, the Union Health Ministry informed.
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded the 196.94 crores (1,96,94,40,932) mark on Saturday, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
London [UK], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain's new COVID-19 cases have jumped by 23 per cent in just a week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported Friday.
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Over 12.14 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs to be administered, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.
Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): China reported seven locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including five in Guangdong Province and two in Beijing in the past 24 hours, according to the National Health Commission's report Saturday.
Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Hong Kong next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to China, the leader's first trip outside the country since the COVID-19 pandemic began.