Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 27 (ANI): The I-League 2021-22 season is set to resume on March 3 after being temporarily suspended due to a Covid-outbreak. The CEO of I-League Mr Sunando Dhar explained the reasons to halt proceedings in January and looked ahead to the restart.
Hong Kong, February 19 (ANI): Hong Kong has been facing its worst-ever COVID-19 outbreak, as the people are suddenly witnessing a severely overstretched healthcare system, depicting China's unsuccessful "zero-Covid" policy.
Manila [Philippines] January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines reported 37,207 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, the highest one-day case count since the outbreak, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,129,512.
London [UK], January 5 (ANI): Liverpool's EFL Cup semi-final, first-leg fixture with Arsenal on Thursday has been postponed, the Merseyside club confirmed.
Barcelona [Spain], December 29 (ANI): FC Barcelona footballers Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti and Gavi has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish club confirmed on Wednesday.
Tokyo [Japan], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed his regrets to the commander of US Forces Japan, Ricky Rupp, that American military personnel did not take COVID-19 tests before arriving in Japan, leading to an outbreak at the military base,
London [UK], December 18 (ANI): Due to more positive cases in the Aston Villa squad, the Premier League Board postponed the club's home fixture against Burnley, due to kick off at 15:00 GMT on Saturday afternoon.
London [UK], December 12 (ANI): Brighton & Hove Albion's home fixture against Tottenham Hotspur, due to be played on Sunday, has been postponed following a Premier League Board meeting.
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI/ATK): A leading organisation working for planet conservation, Empress Earth conducted its first virtual edition of global pageant awards on the advice of contestants.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 13 (ANI): In order to contain the COVID outbreak, the Karnataka government on Thursday issued an order banning all Muharram processions till August 20.
Beijing [China], August 2 (ANI): China is facing its biggest Covid outbreak since the disease first emerged there in late 2019, with the Delta variant now spreading far and wide.
Moscow, [Russia], July 30 (ANI/Sputnik): As per Chinese public health officials, the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Nanjing in eastern China's Jiangsu province is likely to have originated on a flight from Moscow in early July.