Berlin [Germany], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany on Monday recorded the highest seven-day COVID-19 incidence rate since the start of the pandemic, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said.
Baghdad [Iraq], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Monday announced that it has ended consideration of appeals and complaints submitted by the political parties after the October 10 early elections.
Glasgow [UK], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US president Barack Obama on Monday criticized the presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping respectively, for not attending in person the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lankan Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said on Monday that legal advice had been sought on if COVID-19 vaccine cards could be made mandatory for people to visit public places in the country.
Beijing [China], November 8 (ANI): The sixth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) kicked off with President Xi Jinping delivering a work report on behalf of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee here on Monday, a media report said.
Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia on Monday reported 450 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily figure since May 18, bringing the national tally to 368,600, according to the country's health ministry.
Manila [Philippines], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,087 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,805,294.
Brussels [Belgium], November 8 (ANI): With the opening ceremony of 2022 Winter Beijing Olympics drawing near, calls for the boycott of the games are expected to grow louder amid the Chinese ongoing repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
Stung Treng [Cambodia], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua) Seven dangerous escapees are being sought after breaking out of the Stung Treng Provincial Prison in Northeastern Cambodia early Monday, said Major General Aun Sivutha, police chief of Stung Treng province.
Beijing [China], November 8 (ANI): The crucial sixth plenary session of the 19th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee began on Monday in Beijing.
Seoul [South Korea], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,760 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 381,694.
Baghdad [Iraq], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said on Sunday that he has identified the perpetrators of the failed assassination attempt on his residence in the capital Baghdad.