Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 5,522 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,855,930, according to the health ministry.
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by record 269,968 to more than 25 million within the past 24 hours, the National Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday held a meeting to discuss various developmental projects and North East Economic Corridor and said that the main aim includes economic development of the region and improvement of its trade with South East Asia.<
London [UK], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to visit Europe next week to discuss the escalation of tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border, a source told Sputnik.
Panaji (Goa) [India], January 29 (ANI): As many as 587 candidates have filed their nominations for the 40 assembly seats in Goa that will be going to polls on February 14, said an official statement by the Chief Electoral Officer on Friday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka), January 29 (ANI): Expressing confidence that the BJP would register a victory in the forthcoming civic body election in Bengaluru, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said, "the victory of BJP in BBMP election is as true as the sun rising in the east."
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will virtually review the COVID-19 situation, public health preparedness as well as response measures being taken in the context of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chha
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 29 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati will kickstart her campaign on February 8 for the Punjab Assembly polls scheduled next month.
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 29 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday hit out at the ruling BJP government in Uttar Pradesh and said that every promise that they made during before the 2017 Assembly elections in the state turned out to be a "Jumla".
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): The United States believes China prefers de-escalation in Ukraine because of the possibility a conflict in Europe could have a negative impact on its interests, Sputnik reported citing a senior US administration official as saying on Friday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 29 (ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday arrived in Lahore on a three-day visit during which he would travel to Sargodha to attend a rally at Sial Sharif, local media reported.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a balanced and measured response to the Centre's proposal to amend IAS cadre rules.