Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina reported 24,801 new COVID-19 cases, taking the national tally to 3,539,484, the Ministry of Health said Sunday.
Kinshasa [Congo] May 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 13 people have been killed after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday night in the north-eastern province of North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to provincial authorities.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,354 new COVID-19 cases and 28 new deaths on Sunday, taking the tally to 789,080 and death toll to 12,376, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The CBSE Class XII examination is likely to be conducted and its date and format to be announced by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on May 30, said sources.
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Centre has requested the state governments to send their detailed suggestions on conducting CBSE exams for Class XII and entrance examinations for professional courses by May 25, said Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday said the Delhi government is not in favour of conducting Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII exams and they will write to the Centre suggesting the same.
Manila [Philippines], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday 3,083 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,179,812.
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): A high-level meeting, chaired by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, to discuss the conduct of CBSE exams for Class XII and entrance examinations for professional courses, is currently underway.
Manila [Philippines], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck Davao Occidental province in the southern Philippines Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported on Saturday 1,899 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 448,208, the Ministry of Health said.
Buenos Aires [Argentina] May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Saturday entered a phase of strict lockdown which will last until May 30 to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Gaza [Palestine], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The government offices in the Gaza Strip are to reopen on Sunday following the end of the fighting between Israel and militant groups in Gaza that continued for 11 days, a government official said on Saturday.