Jakarta [Indonesia], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Friday confirmed 850 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's tally of infections to nearly 4.27 million, according to the Indonesian Health Ministry.
Moscow [Russia], January 14 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing and hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday.
Manila [Philippines] January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines reported 37,207 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, the highest one-day case count since the outbreak, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,129,512.
Beijing [China], January 14 (ANI): The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 143 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday, reported Xinhua.
Tokyo [Japan], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu passed away this month, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Friday.
Berlin [Germany], January 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Germany hit a new record of 81,417, around 17,000 more than a week ago, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Thursday.
Cape Town [South Africa], January 13 (ANI): Team India was visibly irked after a controversial Decision Review System (DRS) call which helped South Africa skipper Dean Elgar get his LBW decision overturned in the ongoing fourth innings of the Cape Town Test here at Newlands.
Beijing [China], January 13 (ANI): China has expresed hope that Turkey as well as Muslim countries will understand and support its position on "Xinjiang-related issues" even as US and some other Western countries carry out a smearing and attacking Beijing with the ultimate purpose to disrupt
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 793 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total tally to 4,268,890, according to the Indonesian Health Ministry.
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The U.S. House panel investigating the January 6 Capitol riot on Wednesday asked House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for a voluntary interview and records in his possession that is related to the attack.
Abuja [Nigeria], January 13 (ANI/Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government on Wednesday ended its suspension of Twitter, seven months after it halted the operation of the California-based microblogging platform in Africa's most populous country.
Singapore, January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 882 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total tally in the country to 288,125, said the Ministry of Health.