New York [US], June 27 (ANI): United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten on Friday "strongly condemned" the reports of sexual violence in detention sites by Myanmar military's and urged to cease it with "immediate effect".
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry reported 1,531 new COVID-19 positive cases on Sunday, taking the number of patients infected with the disease to 115,615 in the country.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 27 (ANI): Dismissing reports that BSP had entered into a tie-up with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) for Uttar Pradesh polls, former Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday informed that her party would contest alone in the state.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], June 27 (ANI): Mizoram reported 233 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 19,324, informed the state Department of Information and Public Relations on Sunday.
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,593 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 512,735, the health ministry said Saturday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 26 (ANI): Maharashtra reported 9,812 new cases of COVID-19 and 179 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department said on Saturday.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 26 (ANI): Tamil Nadu reported 5,415 new COVID cases, 7,661 recoveries, and 148 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the health bulletin issued by the state health department.
Panaji (Goa) [India], June 26 (ANI): Goa reported 235 new COVID-19 cases, 293 recoveries and five deaths in the last 24 hours, said the state health bulletin on Saturday.
Baghdad [Iraq], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health said Saturday that Iraq entered the "third wave" of coronavirus pandemic, while the ministry reported 4,814 new COVID-19 infections.
Bangkok [Thailand], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Saturday reported 4,161 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, marking the highest daily tally since May 31, and 51 more deaths from the coronavirus epidemic.