Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday warned the world about the 'early stages' of COVID-19 third wave amid Delta surge.
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], July 14 (ANI): In the backdrop of a surge of Taliban violence in Afghanistan, India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of the foreign minister said that the peace process is the way out and "we must not let the Afghans down".
Bengaluru, (Karnataka) [India], July 14 (ANI/PNN): Online vocational education company Vah Vah! has raised USD 1.85M in a seed round from Sequoia Capital India's Surge.
Quetta [Balochistan], July 13 (ANI): Amid warning of COVID-19 fourth wave in Pakistan, the country's province Balochistan has been witnessing a surge in infection with over nine per cent positivity rate reported as of July 10.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 13 (ANI): India batsman Shreyas Iyer, who is on the road to recovery after shoulder surgery, has been named in a list of 45 cricketers announced by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) for a fitness camp ahead of the domestic season.
Sindh [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): As Pakistan is under threat of the fourth wave of COVID-19, the health department of Sindh has suggested that primary schools should be shut down as infections continue to rise in the country's province.
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 12 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a surge in violence leading to a humanitarian crisis, half of the country's population is in need of humanitarian assistance and a third of children under five are facing acute malnutrition, informed a UN official.
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar on Monday said the Central government has already sent teams to the states where COVID-19 cases are rising.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Owing to the rising COVID-19 cases, the Islamabad administration has decided to seal several areas in the city by Monday morning.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): The violence in Pakistan's Balochistan and Sindh provinces have witnessed over 50 per cent surge in violence as a total of 203 people have lost their lives and 966 were injured during the April-June quarter of this year, said the report.
Victoria [Australia] July 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia's state of Victoria is closing its borders to New South Wales (NSW) and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on Sunday amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in NSW, the state's Department of Health said.
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 11 (ANI): As many as eighty-one civilians were killed last week in Afghanistan despite ongoing international efforts to bring peace to the country.