Aden [Yemen] December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Yemen's Houthi group declared on Wednesday that shelling launched by Saudi-led coalition killed three people in the northwestern province of Saada.
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday the detection of its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Floods triggered by torrential rain in Vietnam's central region in the past few days have left ten people dead or missing, the country's Central Steering Committee for National Disaster Prevention and Control said Wednesday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia has imposed travel restrictions on travellers from eight countries in a bid to stop the new Omicron variant from spreading to the country, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Wednesday.
Manila [Philippines], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 500 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,833,038.
Tokyo [Japan], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan began on Wednesday to administer COVID-19 booster injections to people who finished the full two shots at least eight months ago amid increasing concerns over the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19, the government said.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 4,879 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 2,632,782, according to the health ministry.
Beijing [China], November 30 (ANI): Areas in Tibet and the Uyghur Muslim belt in Xinjiang witness repression and there is widespread disquiet amongst the people in these regions, according to new anonymously shot video evidence that has emerged from the area, says new reports.
Beijing [China], November 30 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping hopes to consolidate his power and further expand Beijing's ambition after the Sixth Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 4,087 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 2,627,903, according to the health ministry.
Wellington [New Zealand], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 134 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 8,431.
Yerevan [Armenia], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Armenia on Monday reported 189 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 338,120, according to the country's ministry of healthcare.