Accra [Ghana], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): At least four people were killed and 12 others injured after two trains collided head-on in the Western Region of Ghana, police confirmed on Saturday.
Geneva [Switzerland], December 18 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron cases around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said infection numbers of the new variant is doubling at least every 3 days.
Osaka [Japan], December 18 (ANI): At least 24 people were killed Friday in a fire incident at a mental clinic in Osaka and the police are investigating the incident as a case of suspected murder and arson.
Beijing [China], December 18 (ANI): At least 89 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the Chinese mainland on Friday, local media reported on Saturday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 17 (ANI): At least eight cases of the new COVID variant Omicron have been reported in Telangana so far, said a senior health official in the Telangana government.
Manila [Philippines], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five people have died as powerful Typhoon Rai pounded the Philippines, according to authorities and local media.
Kentucky [US], December 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the tornados that hit the US state of Kentucky over the weekend has increased to 75 with at least one more person suspected dead and 16 more still unaccounted for, Governor Andy Beshear said on Thursday.
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden signed into law a measure to increase the US debt limit by USD 2.5 trillion in order to prevent a default until at least 2023, the White House said on Thursday.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 16 (ANI): At least two terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the Redwani Bala village of Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 16 (ANI): At least four more people tested positive for COVID-19 variant Omicron in Hyderabad on Thursday, taking to total case tally to seven, informed Director Public Health, Telangana.