Hong Kong, July 19 (ANI): The sudden withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan presents Beijing with both opportunity and challenge. The first is because China can partially fill a power vacuum vacated by the West, and the second because the Taliban is a militant organization with histo
Manila [Philippines], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday 5,651 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,513,396.
Jakarta (Indonesia) July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 61 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia at 00:55:43 GMT on Monday, the US Geological Survey said.
California [US], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): One person died and three others were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Walnut Creek, Northern California of the United States, police said.
Abuja [Nigeria], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 14 people were killed following a road accident in Nigeria's southwestern state of Osun, according to local authorities on Sunday.
London [UK], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain has reported another 48,161 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 5,433,939, according to official figures released Sunday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh] July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh has been closing educational institutions after detecting the first COVID-19 case in March last year, which extended the school day for students thus deferring their participation in the labour market, especially for the university students
Manila [Philippines], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday 5,411 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,507,755.
Tehran [Iran], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): One person was killed on Friday night in the southwestern Iranian town of Shadegan during the protest over water stress amid a severe drought, official news agency IRNA reported.
Brasilia [Brazil], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 868 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 541,266, the health ministry said Saturday.
Ankara [Turkey], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday registered 7,666 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,522,039, according to its health ministry.