Lisbon [ Portugal], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Portugal has completed the vaccination of 85 per cent of its population against COVID-19, the country's Director-General of Health Graca Freitas said on Saturday.
Port Vila [Vanuatu], October 9 (ANI/ Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted Vanuatu region at 10:58:30 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Taipei [Taiwan], October 9 (ANI): After the Chinese President Xi Jinping's vowed to "reunify" with Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday said that the island is an independent country, and not part of the People's Republic of China, local media reported.
Beijing [China], October 9 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to pursue "reunification" with Taiwan by peaceful means and asserted that the country firmly opposes any foreign interference in the matter.
Seoul [South Korea], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,953 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 329,925.
Brasilia [Brazil], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil, which has the world's second-highest death toll from COVID-19 behind the United States, saw its death toll exceed 600,000 on Friday.
London [US], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 36,060 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,081,300, according to official figures released Friday.
Johannesburg [South Africa], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Africa on Friday launched the COVID-19 vaccination certificate which would enable those vaccinated to access benefits like the entrance to stadiums.
Cairo [Egypt], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Ten people of one family, including five children, were killed on Friday in a van accident in the desert road in the south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, state-run Ahram newspaper reported.
Yangon (Myanmar), October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 infections rose to 475,885 in Myanmar on Friday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,384 within one day to 4,225,871, with the death toll adding by 66 to 142,560, the country's Health Ministry said on Friday.
Beijing [China] October 8 (ANI): A person from the Uyghur minority community has been detained by Chinese authorities for the third time after spending eight years of imprisonment.