Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,678,949 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Jawzjan [Afghanistan], July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 21 terrorists were confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban positions in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province on Friday, an army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Saturday.
Buenos Aires (Argentina), July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Friday reported 13,483 new COVID-19 infections and 474 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 4,919,408 cases and 105,586 deaths.
New York [US], July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): A 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted eight kilometer east of Sullana, Peru at 17.10.19 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.
Baghdad [Iraq], July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Around 13 people were killed and 45 others injured on Friday in an attack by terrorists of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group on a funeral and a nearby checkpoint in Salahudin province in Iraq, a provincial police source said.
Jerusalem [Palestine], July 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel decided to ban its citizens from travelling to Britain, Georgia, Cyprus and Turkey starting on Friday for fear of the high level of COVID-19 morbidity there, the Israeli Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transport said.
Tokyo [Japan], July 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government declared Friday to expand the COVID-19 state of emergency to Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama, as well as the western prefecture of Osaka, after the country confirmed over 10,000 cases for the first time on Thursday.
Niamey [Niger], July 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Nineteen civilians were killed on Wednesday in an armed attack in western Niger near the border with Mali, the Interior Ministry announced Thursday evening.
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the results for Class XII board exams on Friday at 2 pm.
Brussels [Belgium], July 30 (ANI/Xinhua): China opposes any attempts to manipulate the study of the COVID-19 origin in the name of open and transparent scientific study, the spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) has said.
Brasilia [Brazil], July 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,318 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 554,497, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Alaska [US], July 30 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolted 146 km south east of Chignik, Alaska at 20.32 (GMT) on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.