Brasilia [Brazil], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 15,300 to 21,924,598 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.
Beijing [China], November 12 (ANI): Amid reports of US-China virtual meet, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to extend a personal invitation to US President Joe Biden to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in February, CNBC reported, citing two people familiar.
Kinshasa [DR Congo], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 40 people remain missing after a boat accident on Thursday morning in Kalehe territory of the South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources said.
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two civilians were killed and three others injured in a suicide car bomb attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Thursday, police and witnesses said.
Beijing [China], November 11 (ANI): Top leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Thursday adopted a landmark resolution on the "major achievements and historical experience" of the CPC, which is expected to strengthen President Xi Jinping's grip on power.
Moscow [Russia], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 40,759 COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 8,952,472, the official monitoring and response centre said Thursday.
Yaounde [Cameroon], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Suspected Boko Haram terrorists killed at least three villagers in overnight raids in Cameroon's Far North region, according to local security sources.
Seoul [South Korea], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): A US diplomat in South Korea fled in a hit-and-run accident in the South Korean capital Seoul on Wednesday, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday citing the police.
Wellington [New Zealand], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday called on political and business leaders to work together to build a strong, equitable and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seoul [South Korea], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's economy is expected to grow 3 per cent in 2022 on the back of a recovery in domestic demand, the Korea Development Institute (KDI) said Thursday.
Bujumbura [ Burundi], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Security forces on Wednesday morning killed three gunmen and seized their two guns and ammunition in Matongo district in Kayanza Province, north Burundi, the governor of Kayanza told Xinhua by phone on Wednesday afternoon.
Kabul [Afghanistan] November 11 (ANI): Four Afghan children were injured in a landmine explosion in the western province of Ghor, as landmines and explosive remnants of war continued to pose a lingering threat to Afghans' lives, Xinhua reported citing local official as saying on Thursday.