Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 5,784,641 as of Thursday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): A fuel tank explosion in the central Samarkand region in Uzbekistan has killed one man and injured another, Samarkand regional department of the emergency situations said Thursday.
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.2 magnitude earthquake jolted 91 km south of Pacocha, Peru at 10.30 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
Seoul [South Korea], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,275 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 164,028.
New York [US] July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday repeated his appeal for a global vaccination plan to boost vaccine equity as deaths from COVID-19 topped 4 million worldwide.
Taipei [Taiwan], July 8 (ANI): Vowing to defend its sovereignty, Taiwan urged China to stop military coercion and political oppression against the island.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina registered 457 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the total death toll from the pandemic to 97,439, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
Washington [US] July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): As Group of Twenty (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors are set to gather later this week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday called for urgent action to address a worsening "two-track" recovery.
Beijing [China], July 8 (ANI): Amid the ongoing US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, China is worried about the instability to come in the country, a revival of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), its cross-border agitation and terrorism in Xinjiang region, said scholar Salman Rafi
Beijing [China], July 8 (ANI): The United States is not able to contain China's development and spread havoc in Xinjiang province under the pretext of protecting human rights, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Wednesday.
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported 486 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 844,378.
Kuwait City [Kuwait], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Kuwait registered on Wednesday 1,585 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total infections in the country to 369,227, the Kuwaiti Health Ministry said.