Islamabad [Pakistan], January 14 (ANI): The prices of key petroleum products are estimated to jump by up to Pakistani Rs 6.30 per litre on January 15 for the next fortnight, local media reported on Friday.
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 14 (ANI): With the third wave of COVID-19 taking a foothold in Nepal, a large number of health workers and other officials have been infected with the coronavirus in Himalayan nation, local media reported on Friday.
Chengdu [China], January 14 (ANI): Nine people have been confirmed dead after a building flooded at a power station in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, local media reported citing authorities as saying on Friday.
Tianjin [China], January 14 (ANI): The northern Chinese city of Tianjin reported 34 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, local media reported citing the city's health authority as saying on Friday.
Lisbon [Portugal], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The Portuguese Institute of Registries and Notary is investigating the naturalization process of Russian Businessman Roman Abramovich, who became a Portuguese citizen under the law on Sephardic Jews, national media reported on Friday.
Zurich [Switzerland], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Sweden has decided to boost patrols on the Gotland island in the Baltic Sea amid the tensions in the NATO-Russia relations, media reported.
Paris [France] January 13 (ANI): Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has accused China of using "coercive methods" to make Vilnius change its Taiwan policy, media reported on Thursday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): A local court in Pakistan has upgraded the life imprisonment of a Christian man to the death penalty for committing blasphemy through sending a blasphemous text message from his phone, according to media reports.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reprimanded the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and said it is responsible for the Murree tragedy which claimed the lives of 23 people, local media reported.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): Witnessing a surge in new COVID-19 cases, Pakistan reported 3,019 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, which was the highest in the past nearly four months, local media reported on Thursday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): The Pakistani passport has been ranked as the fourth worst passport for international travel for the third consecutive year, local media reported citing the report by the Henley Passport Index 2022 on Thursday.
Beijing [China], January 13 (ANI): Seven people were confirmed dead and two remained trapped after a building of a power station was flooded in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, local media reported citing authorities as saying on Thursday.