Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 5,139 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 2,861,069, according to the health ministry.
Sucre [Bolivia], January 30 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 11 people were killed and 18 injured when a bus fell into a ravine from the highway between the towns of Kami and Quillacollo in the Bolivian department of Cochabamba, police reported on Saturday.
Mexico City [Mexico], January 30 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people were killed and 11 injured when a passenger van crashed in the Mexican state of Jalisco on Saturday, local authorities reported.
Ankara [Turkey], January 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday reported 94,783 new COVID-19 cases, its highest daily figure of the pandemic, raising its tally of infections to 11,438,476, according to its Health Ministry.
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 29 (ANI): Amidst a demographic crisis, China is happily rolling out a slew of supportive measures to encourage couples to have a third child.
New York [US], January 29 (ANI): 243 global groups including non-governmental organisations have called for action against China over human rights concerns as Beijing Winter Olympics is set to begin in the first week of February.
Beijing [China], January 29 (ANI): China presented its newly completed Olympic ski venue as an example of its commitment to making the Beijing Games the greenest and cleanest in history, but it was built in the middle of a nature reserve.
Ramallah [Palestine], January 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Dozens of Palestinian protestors were injured on Friday during clashes with Israeli soldiers near three West Bank cities, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 5,522 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,855,930, according to the health ministry.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], January 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported no daily deaths from COVID-19 for five consecutive days, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Ottawa [Canada], January 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada confirmed 8,937 new COVID-19 cases Friday noon, elevating its national caseload to 3,007,264 with 33,489 deaths, CTV reported.
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): A wide-ranging bill intended to support the US tech industry was passed by the US House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill also confronts China on human rights abuses, including the persecution of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the country's Xi