Kabul [Afghanistan], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Heavy rain and flash flood claimed the lives of eight persons, all members of the same family in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, a local television channel reported Saturday.
Vientiane [Laos], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The National Assembly (NA) of Laos has announced the approval of six amended and three new laws at its just-concluded third ordinary session.
Lisbon [Portugal], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Portuguese Directorate-General for Health on Friday confirmed the first monkeypox case in a woman in Portugal.
Istanbul [Turkey], July 9 (ANI): The Union of International East Turkistan NGOs and Uyghur Academy Foundation organized a day-long protest to highlight China's atrocities against the Uyghur community in Xinjiang.
Lisbon [Portugal], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Portugal registered 65,364 COVID-19 cases in the week between June 28 and July 4, the Portuguese Directorate-General for Health (DGS) reported on Friday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,589 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight on Friday, bringing the national total to 4,589,911, according to the health ministry. There are three new imported cases, with 3,586 cases being local transmissions, data release
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which came into effect last month, presumes that all goods from China's Xinjiang have been tainted by forced labour unless proven innocent, and vows to strike at the heart of slavery in northwest China.
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia announced on Friday its health services were running at full capacity to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims during the ongoing Hajj season.
Lusaka [Zambia], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia will soon start administering Paxlovid, an oral antiviral pill, to people at risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease, its health ministry said on Friday.
Nairobi [Kenya], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 15 people were killed and five others injured in a grisly road accident along a busy highway in Kenya's coastal Kwale County Friday.