Tokyo [Japan], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Friday held a meeting to discuss introducing harsher punishments for violators of coronavirus rules as the country sees a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths, media reported.
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Reports in a section of media that Railways has been charging extra fares from passengers is misleading and not based on all the facts, clarifies Indian Railways on Thursday.
Yangon [Myanmar], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar's next Union Parliamentary session has scheduled to be held on February 5, state-run media reported Tuesday.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 11 (ANI): The Defence Public Relations Office (PRO) on Monday refuted media reports that cash rewards were given for killing of terrorists in Amshipora encounter action.
Paris [France], January 11 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 100,000 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in France over the past two weeks, media reported on Monday, citing sources in the French government.
Male [Maldives], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Maldives Red Cross (MRC) will begin a programme to raise awareness about COVID-19 vaccinations, local media reported on Sunday.
Tokyo [Japan], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's economy will take a sizable hit if a state of emergency is declared in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, media reported Wednesday citing analysts.
Yangon [Myanmar], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar logged a total of 111 human trafficking cases in its states and regions last year, state-run media reported Tuesday, quoting the Anti-Trafficking Police Force's figures as saying.
Berlin [Germany], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany will extend a strict nationwide lockdown until the end of January in a bid to limit the surging spread of the coronavirus, media reported on Monday.
Oslo [Norway], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Rescue workers in Norway have uncovered fifth body four days after a landslide destroyed dozens of houses 18 miles north of capital city Oslo, media reported Sunday.
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Saudi Arabia is set to scrap entry ban related to a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 on Sunday, state media reported, citing an interior ministry source.
Mogadishu [Somalia], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Somali terror group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing near the capital Mogadishu that killed at least three people, media reported Saturday.