Seoul [South Korea], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,704 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 207,406.
MOSCOW, August 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels have seized the northern Ethiopian town of Lalibela included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, media reported.
Jerusalem [Israel] August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health reported 3,345 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the tally of infections in the country to 889,111.
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 6 (ANI): A Human rights watchdog on Wednesday informed that nearly one million people have been displaced countrywide within the past three months in Afghanistan.
Ankara [Turkey] August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Thursday registered 24,297 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally of infections in the country to 5,846,784.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 4,132 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally in the country to 319,250 on Thursday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 5 (ANI): Amid the reports of delayed production of its COVID-19 vaccine due to unsatisfactory test batch and quality issues, Hyderabad-based manufacturer Bharat Biotech on Thursday said every batch of Covaxin[?] is subjected to more than 200 quality c
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 5 (ANI): Dismissing various reports of a firing incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore on Thursday morning, the Sopore Police today termed the news "baseless" and urged the people to cooperate with the police and not pay heed to rumour-mongering.
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the allegations about the Central government allegedly using Israeli software Pegasus to spy on people "are serious if news reports are correct".
Beijing [China], August 5 (ANI): China on Thursday reported 85 new coronavirus cases, including 62 new locally transmitted ones, as delta variant of the virus spreads in Chinese cities.