Jakarta [Indonesia], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake measuring 7.3 magnitude hit the Banda Sea in the eastern part of Indonesia on Thursday with minor damages reported, according to the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
Coquimbo [Chile], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): A road accident in the town of Peumo, in the O'Higgins region in central Chile, killed nine and seriously injured two, the Chilean government reported on Wednesday.
Paris [France], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): France has recorded more than 200,000 COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour span, the country's Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday.
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Wednesday reported 194 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19, raising its count of infections to 4,262,351, according to the country's health ministry.
Bangkok [Thailand], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand's Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday that the country has detected a total of 739 cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant to date, including 488 overseas arrivals and 251 local infections.
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): After launching three phones under the Redmi Note 11 family, the Xiaomi sub-brand is all set to release Redmi Note 11S as a new phone, followed by a Redmi Note 11T.
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel on Wednesday reported 2,967 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number in the country to 1,372,386, said the Ministry of Health.
Tokyo [Japan], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday reported 76 new COVID-19 cases, with 398 new nationwide cases confirmed as of 6:30 p.m. local time (0930 GMT).
Pyrgos [Greece], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 15 km SSW of Pyrgos, Greece at 05:08:10 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodia on Wednesday inaugurated the new office building of the Ministry of National Defense in the central area of the capital Phnom Penh.
The Hague [Netherlands], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 caused more than 50 percent of infections in the Netherlands over the past week, replacing Delta as the dominant variant, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) announced on Tuesda