Yangon [Myanmar], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar has fully vaccinated more than 25.8 million people, or more than 46 percent of the country's population, against COVID-19 as of Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health on Sunday.
Accra [Ghana], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Some major cities and towns in Ghana were submerged on Sunday following over 12 hours of torrential rain, partially paralyzing traffic in some areas.
New York [US], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on the international community to "build a shared future for all life."
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 1,319 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 138 from Saturday, according to its ministry of health.
New York [US], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Visiting UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Sunday that he discussed in Syria "the very serious social, economic and humanitarian challenges" facing its people.
Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): Direct foreign investment into China by multinational companies is falling off a cliff as investors are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the Chinese economy amid President Xi Jinping's strict COVID policies and his stance on Russia's war on Ukraine.
Manila [Philippines], May 22 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Batangas province on the main Philippine island of Luzon at 5:50 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, Xinhua reported.
Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): Reeling under the mismanagement of Xi Jinping's Zero-Covid Policy, parts of Beijing have again come under a lockdown on Sunday, as the pandemic outbreak continues to spread in more and more cities in China.
Shanghai [China], May 22 (ANI): Amid the rising Covid-19 infections in China, Shanghai, the export capital of the country reported 52 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 570 local asymptomatic cases on Saturday, Xinhua stated.
Jerusalem [Israel], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed the country's first monkeypox case after the viral disease has recently been detected across North America and Europe.
Baghdad [Iraq], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Saturday that up to 90 cases of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) have been registered in Iraq, including 18 deaths.