Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], February 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health Tuesday reported 665 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the national tally to 148,490.
Santiago [Chile], February 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chilean Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 2,547 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, bringing total confirmed cases to 782,039, as well as 20 deaths in the same period for a total of 19,644.
Seoul [South Korea], February 16 (ANI): Xinjiang's production of polysilicon, a raw material used in manufacturing solar panels, has been connected to forced labour of detained Muslim minorities, The Korea Herald reported citing a report by consultancy Horizon Advisory.
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 10,029 within one day to 1,233,959, with the death toll rising by 229 to 33,596, Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kings XI Punjab has been renamed to Punjab Kings, co-owner of the franchise, Mohit Burman has confirmed.
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday confirmed 22 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 55,540 including 4,598 active cases.
Manila [Philippines], February 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Tuesday 1,391 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 552,246.
Port Vila [Vanuatu Island], February 16 (ANI/ Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 58 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu at 0049 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): In the latest attempt to tighten its grip in Tibet, China is forcing the Tibetans to pay less attention to their religion and show more enthusiasm for president Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a report by The Economist.
Quito [Ecuador], February 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ecuadoran Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reported 1,696 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total to 267,223.
Baghdad [Iraq], February 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Health Ministry reported on Sunday 2,224 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally of confirmed cases in the country to 643,852.
Muscat [Oman], February 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani health ministry on Sunday announced 684 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 137,306, the official Oman News Agency reported.