Hong Kong, February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Hong Kong registered 1,161 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to data from the Center for Health Protection on Wednesday.
Tel Aviv [Isreal], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel struck targets in Syria on Wednesday in response to an anti-aircraft missile launched from Syria, which exploded in mid-air, the Israeli army said.
Texas [US], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): One person was killed and two others injured after nearly 40 shots were fired early Tuesday at the gathering in a parking lot of an apartment complex in northern Harris County, US state of Texas, authorities said.
Baghdad [Iraq], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven terrorists of the extremist group Islamic State (IS) were killed on Tuesday by an airstrike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi military said.
Beijing [China], February 8 (ANI): China is constructing a secretive 514-kilometre-long irrigation project in its restive Xinjiang region to change the ethnic balance in favour of Han Chinese by moving Uyghurs, Kazakhs and others out of the region.
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 37,492 new COVID-19 cases, taking its tally of infections to 4,580,093, the country's health ministry said.
Baghdad [Iraq], February 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Three Iraqi soldiers and a civilian were killed Tuesday in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
Sanaa [Yemen], February 8 (ANI/ Xinhua): The Saudi-led coalition launched four airstrikes on a military camp controlled by the Houthi militia in the western part of the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday at noon, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
Manila [Philippines], February 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,574 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,619,633.
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 8 (ANI): As many as two people were killed by the unknown assailants in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, Xinhua reported Tuesday.
Seoul [South Korea], February 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea recorded 36,719 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total tally to 1,081,681, the health authorities said Tuesday.
Canberra [Australia], February 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Defense Minister Peter Dutton has rejected reports suggesting he is preparing to depose Prime Minister Scott Morrison ahead of the 2022 election.