Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 6,210 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to 2,413,592, according to the health ministry.
Paris [France], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday night a special inflation allowance of 100 euros (116 USD) for people with a net monthly income less than 2,000 euros.
Berlin [Germany], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called for dialogue between EU member states and Poland to settle a row over the rule of law issues.
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to prioritize vaccination for health workers in the light of its new paper estimating that 115,000 died from coronavirus between January 2020 and May 2021.
London [UK], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 52,009 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first time that figure has been above 50,000 since July 17, according to official figures released Thursday.
Tehran [Iran], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian health ministry reported on Thursday 11,788 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 5,833,525.
Sanaa [Yemen], October 21 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 38 Houthi rebels were killed on Thursday in fighting with the Yemeni army in the country's central province of Marib, a government military source said.
Yangon [Myanmar], October 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 683 new COVID-19 cases with a daily test positivity rate of 4.95 percent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Thursday.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,450,464 as of Thursday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Beijing [China], October 21 (ANI): China has now come up with a new strategy to control the Muslim minority Uyghurs which includes community policing and targeting users of Mobile app Zapya.
Faizabad [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Six commuters lost their lives and four others sustained an injury as their vehicle plunged into a ravine in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province on Wednesday, a provincial administration official Qari Inamullah Inami said Thursday.
La Paz [Bolivia], October 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Two vehicles collided on a highway between the west Bolivian towns of Oruro and Huanuni, killing 12 people, including three leaders of the mine workers union, police said.