Manila [Philippines], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 360 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,836,803.
Moscow [Russia], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): A 18-year-old man set off an improvised explosive device at a monastery in a local suburb, killing himself and injuring eight others on Monday, TASS news agency reported.
Seoul [South Korea], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 5,817 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 523,088.
Beijing [China], December 13 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a virtual meeting on December 15, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Monday.
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): A Palestinian man was killed, and two others injured early on Monday by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,490 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,691,639, according to the health ministry.
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least seven people were killed and thousands displaced after heavy rains hit the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia over the weekend, the regional Civil Defense reported on Sunday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 13 (ANI): China's Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong on Sunday said that his country appreciates Pakistan for being against the 'politicization' of sports after Islamabad said that the Beijing Winter Olympics would offer "a spectacular and colourful gala to sport
Quito [Ecuador], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 18 people were killed and 25 others injured in a passenger bus accident in the Sucua canton of the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago in southern Ecuador, the Integrated Security Service ECU 911 reported Sunday.
Tehran [Iran], December 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian Health Ministry reported on Sunday 2,289 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 61,54,813.
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 14,638 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 14,621 locally transmitted and 17 imported, according to its Ministry of Health.