Washington DC [US], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): A construction worker was rescued from the rubble after being trapped for about one hour and a half following a "full collapse" Thursday afternoon of a building in Washington, D.C., that was under construction, local authorities said.
Washington DC [US], July 2 (ANI): A total of 11 governments around the world including China, has a documented "policy or pattern" of human trafficking, and forced labour, said a report released by US State Department on Thursday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 6,988 new COVID-19 infections taking the national total to 758,967, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
Nairobi [Kenya], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Three Kenyans were killed and one injured on Thursday by suspected al-Shabab militants who had raided a construction site in Kenya's border town of Dhobley, the police said.
Abuja [Nigeria], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian troops have killed 73 Boko Haram militants in operations conducted in past two weeks in the restive northeast region, a military spokesperson said on Thursday.
London [UK], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain has reported another 27,989 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, the highest since the end of January, according to official figures released Thursday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): Despite the overwhelming evidence of China's genocide of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Pakistan has said it believes in Beijing's version regarding the treatment of minorities in the region.
Copenhagen [Denmark], July 1 (ANI): Four leading newspapers from the Nordic countries marked the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party's founding by publishing a full-front page editorial criticising China's violation of press freedom in Hong Kong.
Tripoli [Libya], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday (local time) expressed concern over the safety of school children in Libya due to armed clashes.
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): As fighter planes struck Taliban gatherings in Kaldar and Shortepa districts of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Wednesday, a total of 33 terrorists were confirmed dead, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said
Manila [Philippines], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 5,795 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,418,337.
Jerusalem [Israel], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua) Israeli researchers have engineered the world's tiniest technology, with a thickness of only two atoms, Tel Aviv University (TAU) said Wednesday.