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Indonesia reports 220 new COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 220 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,258,560, according to the country's health ministry.
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Iran says "no constructive" proposals from West over nuke talks
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Thursday that Iran has not received any "constructive and forward-looking" proposals from the West for the ongoing talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, formall
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Vietnam logs 15,311 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 15,311 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 15,300 locally transmitted and 11 imported, according to the Ministry of Health.
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Russia reports 30,209 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has reported 30,209 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total caseload to 9,925,806, the official monitoring and response center said Thursday.
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Philippines logs 562 new COVID-19 cases, death toll nears 50,000
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 562 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,835,996.
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UN Security Council condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Mali
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the series of attacks against the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali.
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China's policies threaten Tibet's unique and centuries-old culture: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], December 9 (ANI): Amid ongoing concerns over human rights issues in China, a new research paper has thrown light on China's relocation policy in Tibet, which under the garb of social changes, threatens its unique and centuries-old culture.
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Cuba detects its first Omicron infection
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba detected its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Cuban state news agency ACN reported on Wednesday night.
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New Zealand launches smokefree action plan to curb smoking
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand on Thursday launched a smokefree action plan that aims to reduce daily smoking prevalence to less than five per cent for all population groups by 2025.
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US House passes bill to ban imports from China's Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill by a vote of 428 to 1 banning imports from China's Xinjiang made with forced labour and threatening sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for persecuting the minority community.
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China is world's biggest captor of journalists: Reporters Without Borders
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 9 (ANI): At least 127 journalists are currently under detention in China for reporting on 'sensitive' topics, said Reporters Without Borders while adding that the country is the world's biggest captor of journalists.
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Pele returns to hospital after tumour removal
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazilian football legend Pele has returned to the hospital to continue his treatment for a colon tumour.
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