Washington [US], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Senior Biden administration cybersecurity officials met with executives of 13 big technology firms to solicit private-sector help in protecting US networks from increasingly aggressive hackers, Politico reported on Tuesday.
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration is considering options for the evacuation of US citizens in case Russia invades Ukraine, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
Beijing [China], December 7 (ANI): Students from Nepal who have completed MBBS degrees from various Chinese universities are unable to intern in China as Beijing has not permitted them re-entry citing the COVID-19 pandemic, according to media reports.
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 7 (ANI): Amid reports that Punjab Chief Minister Charanjeet Singh Channi offered "tantric puja" at Baglamukhi temple in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, the temple priest on Tuesday said CM offered prayers and performed havan.
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 13,840 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 13,835 locally transmitted and five imported, according to the Ministry of Health.
Gitega [Burundi], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A fire occurred in a central prison in the capital of Burundi of Gitega, killing 38 people and injuring 69 others, the Iwacu news outlet reported on Tuesday.
Tokyo [Japan] December 7 (ANI): Japan reported its first case of a Japanese national infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, marking the third case in the country on Monday, reported Kyodo News.
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration is considering sanctions on President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, Russian energy producers, as well as disconnecting Russia from the SWIFT payment system, to deter Moscow from "invading" Ukraine, CNN reported on Monday.
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The death toll in Delhi due to dengue has gone up to 15, the highest in the last six years, according to information in a medical bulletin released by North Delhi Municipal Corporation.
Jerusalem [Israel], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel reported on Monday ten new cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, raising the total tally to 21, said the Israeli Health Ministry.
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday took suo-motu cognizance of media reports on the Nagaland ambush.