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UNICEF on the ground to respond to latest Ebola case in DRC
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN children's fund, UNICEF, said Saturday in a statement that it is working with health authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a new Ebola case was reported in the northeastern part of the country.
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Somali forces kill 5 Al-Shabab terrorist in southern region
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Somali National Army (SNA) said Saturday its forces killed five Al-Shabab terrorists and wounded several others during a sting security operation in the southern region.
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Syrian President urges ending presence of "illegal foreign powers" in Syri
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday stressed the need to end the presence of "illegal foreign powers" on Syrian soil, referring to the US and Turkish forces, according to the state news agency SANA.
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Italy starts offering COVID-19 booster shots to people over 60
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Italy on Saturday began administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines to people over the age of 60, a day after the procedure was authorized by the Health Ministry.
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At least 5 killed after boat capsizes in Bangladesh
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five bodies were recovered after a boat capsized in the Turag river in Savar, on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday.
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Amid electricity crisis, China orders coal mines to increase production
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 9 (ANI): In a bid to ease a power crisis, China has ordered its coal mines to ramp up production.
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Residential building collapse kills 9 in western Georgia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine people were killed after a multi-block residential building collapsed in Georgia's Black Sea town of Batumi, the country's interior ministry said on Saturday.
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Indonesia reports 1,167 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 52 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,167 within one day to 4,227,038, with the death toll adding by 52 to 142,612, the country's Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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ADB approves USD 30 million financing to Cambodia for COVID-19 response
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved 30 million US dollars in financing to help Cambodia fight against COVID-19, a press release has said.
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Myanmar reports 1,448 new COVID-19 cases, 36 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar] October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 1,448 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 4,77,333, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Saturday.'
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Philippines logs 11,010 new COVID-19 cases, 273 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 11,010 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,654,450.
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Iran's first president Banisadr dies at 88
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's first President Abolhassan Banisadr died Saturday at the age of 88, according to Iranian state media.
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