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UK records more than 40,000 COVID cases for fourth day in a row
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 43,423 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19 as the country recorded more than 40,000 COVID cases on the fourth consecutive day, according to official figures released Saturday.
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Erdogan, Merkel debate over shortcomings of coalition government
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel engaged in a debate over the shortcomings of a coalition government during the latter's farewell trip to Istanbul on Saturday.
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China's Xi speaks to European Council President over phone, discuss ties
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 16 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and European Council President Charles Michel had a telephone conversation, during which the two leaders stressed the significance of increasing the strategic independence.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 8.42 mln
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,420,043 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Uzbek, Taliban officials hold talks on economic issues, border security
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], October 16 (ANI): Uzbekistan officials held talks with a Taliban delegation on Saturday on a series of issues, including economic ties and border security in the Uzbek border city of Termez, Xinhua reported.
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Two killed in blast in central Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia] October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people died and several others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated at a restaurant near a police station in Somalia's central town of Baledweyne, local police confirmed on Saturday.
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Kuwait launches green cleanup campaign
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuwait City (Kuwait), October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Kuwait launched on Saturday a cleanup campaign in Hawalli Governorate to help protect the environment and recycle the waste.
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Sudan reports increasing COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudan has been witnessed an increasing number of COVID-19 infections and deaths since early October, igniting concerns over a new wave of the pandemic in the country.
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Indonesia reports 997 new COVID-19 cases, 44 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 997 within one day to 4,234,011, with the death toll adding by 44 to 142,933, the country's Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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Over 10 million people receive both doses of Sinopharm in Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Sri Lankan government, on Saturday said the number of Sri Lankans who had been administered both doses of the Sinopharm vaccine had surpassed the 10 million mark.
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Vietnam reports 3,221 new COVID-19 cases, 860,860 in total
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 3,221 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 3,211 locally transmitted and 10 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
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Death toll from tropical storm Kompasu in Philippines climbs to 22, 16 mis
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Phillipines], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippine government said on Saturday that the death toll from the severe tropical storm Kompasu has climbed to 22, with another 16 people reportedly missing.
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