Washington [US], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Bank Group said Tuesday it approved 350 million U.S. dollars in additional funding for Jordan's COVID-19 Emergency Response Project to support poor and vulnerable households and workers amid the pandemic.
New York [US], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 16:35:08 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey(USGS) said.
Tbilisi [Georgia], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Tuesday announced further ease of restrictions on COVID-19 amid the stabilizing of the pandemic situation in the country.
Jerusalem [Israel], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Four people were killed in an attack by an Arab assailant in Israel's southern city of Beersheba on Tuesday, Israeli police said.
Beijing [China], March 22 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic situation in China continues to heat up as more than 20 provinces and cities have imposed travel bans and lockdowns.
Wellington [New Zealand], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 20,907 new community cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], March 22 (ANI): Eight people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, Xinhua reported citing the head of provincial traffic police directorate Jawad Shirzad as saying on Tuesday.
New York [US], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will vote Wednesday on a draft resolution on Ukraine, the second such resolution since the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, a spokesperson said Monday.
Abuja [Nigeria], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 16 villagers were killed following an attack by suspected bandits in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, police confirmed on Monday.
New York [US], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Oil prices jumped on Monday as reports that the European Union (EU) is considering a ban on Russian energy stoked fears about crude supply.
Cairo [Egypt], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed on Monday ways to strengthen joint cooperation as well as regional and international issues.