Tripoli [Libya], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday called on the Libyan authorities to immediately address the "dire situation of asylum-seekers and refugees in a humane and rights-based manner."
Wellington [New Zeland], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 106 new cases of COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 6,630 COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 24,20,222, according to the health ministry.
Beijing [China], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Four people were killed and three others injured after an explosion rocked a chemical plant in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region late Friday, according to local authorities.
Ottawa [Canada], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada saw an average of 2,821 COVID-19 new cases daily on Oct. 15-21, a decrease of 11 percent compared to the previous week, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada on Friday.
New York [US], October 23 (ANI): Over 40 Western countries have criticised China at the United Nations over the ongoing atrocities against Muslim Uyghurs and other religious minorities in Xinjiang.
Tunis [Tunisia], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday received Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah in Tunis.
Santiago [Chile], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile exceeded 2,000 daily cases of COVID-19 infection, reporting 2,086 new cases in the last 24 hours for a total caseload of 1,678,023, the Ministry of Health said Friday.
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The US will send to Ukraine three Island-class patrol boats in November, Ukrainian Ambassador to Washington Oksana Markarova said on Friday.
Berlin [Germany], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Germany this week have led experts to predict a spike in infections this fall and winter.
Baltimore [US], October 22 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) vowed to protect Taiwan in event of a Chinese attack and said that the US was committed to Taiwan's defence.
Tokyo [Japan], October 22 (ANI): After the removal of term limits in 2018, President Xi Jinping is heading into a third term and could rule China indefinitely.