Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,880 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 4,644,115, according to the health ministry.
Wellington [New Zealand], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 7,746 new community cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
Tirana [Albania], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Former Albanian prime minister and current leader of the country's main opposition Democratic Party (DP), Sali Berisha, has denied claims made earlier by British authorities of his "involvement in corrupt acts and ties to criminality."
Manila [Philippines], July 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines reported 3,389 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,745,375.
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia was mulling the rollout of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines as the pandemic is predicted to last longer than expected and the antibodies decline after six months of inoculation, Health Ministry spokesman Mohammad Syahril said on Friday
Berlin [Germany], July 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Uniper, its Finnish parent company Fortum and the German government agreed on Friday to a bailout deal for the German gas importer that is hard hit by soaring prices and dwindling supplies.
Damascus [Syria], July 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Friday urged the UN Security Council to condemn the repeated Israeli missile strikes in Syria, particularly the latest one that killed three soldiers after midnight Friday.
Zhengzhou [China], July 22 (ANI): In order to placate the Henan bank protestors, the provincial financial supervision bureau has published a notice that they will repay the victims of the recent banking scam, local media reported.
Juba [Sudan], July 22 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded in South Sudan's northern oil-rich Unity State following a rebel attack in Mayom County Friday.
Beijing [China], July 22 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's two-day visit to Xinjiang, where he was criticised for actions against Uyghur Muslims, signals no change in his Uyghur policy.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): China, which turned a blind eye to Sri Lanka while it struggled with the economic and political crisis, is now looking forward to advancing bilateral ties and traditional friendship between the two countries, as evident from President Xi Jinping's congratu