Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): On the occasion of International Womens' Day, female activists around the world called on international women's institutions as well as feminist allies from across the world to speak out against Beijing's repression of the Uyghur women.
Manila [The Philippines], March 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday 3,276 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 594,412.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], March 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil has registered 1,555 new deaths from COVID-19, bringing the nationwide death toll to 264,325, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 7 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Sunday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said.
San Jose [Costa Rica], March 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Costa Rica on Saturday marked one year since the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was discovered in the country. Since then, the country has registered 206,640 cases and 2,833 deaths, an average of 566 cases and
Doha [Qatar], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari Health Ministry on Saturday announced 460 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 166,475, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
Baghdad [Iraq], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Saturday 4,068 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total nationwide infections to 723,189.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 540 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths on Saturday, making the tally at 549,724 and the death toll at 8,451, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Yangon [Myanmar], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 infections has risen to 142,023 in Myanmar on Saturday, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia is scheduled to receive its first 2.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX on Sunday morning, said the country's Federal Ministry of Health on Friday.
Caracas [Venezuela], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chief of Staff of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) Admiral Remigio Ceballos on Friday launched military exercises to bolster Venezuela's defenses.
Quito [Ecuador], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador registered 1,335 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease and 33 more patient deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 291,070 and the death toll to 11,225, the Ministry of Health said Friday.