Kunduz [Afghanistan], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Afghan security forces backed by fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout outside Kunduz city in the capital of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province, killing six terrorists and arresting five others on Monday, provincial government spokesm
Sydney [Australia], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Several Australian states and territories have imposed border restrictions on travellers from Western Australia (WA) on Monday after a quarantine security guard tested positive to COVID-19 and triggered a hard lockdown in the state.
Seoul [South Korea], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua) South Korea reported 305 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 78,508.
Canberra [Australia], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's opposition has drawn level with the government ahead of a likely election later in 2021 expected by local media, an opinion poll has found.
Chicago [US], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): One person died and another one suffered minor injuries in a shooting that happened in a mall in northern Wisconsin Sunday afternoon.
Dublin [Ireland], January 01 (ANI/Xinhua): Ireland on Sunday reported 1,247 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 196,547, the country's National Public Health Emergency Team said in a statement.
Suva [Fiji], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): One person died and five others went missing in Fiji as tropical cyclone Ana hit the South Pacific island nation.
Paris [France], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): French health authorities on Sunday registered 19,235 new COVID-19 cases; lower than Saturday's 24,392, while the overall coronavirus-related deaths surpassed 76,000.
London [UK], January 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 21,088 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,817,176, according to official figures released Sunday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 369 new COVID-19 cases and 16 more deaths on Sunday, making the tally at 535,139 and the death toll at 8,127, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Tokyo [Japan], January 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's capital Tokyo logged nearly 40,000 new COVID-19 cases in January, marking a record that doubled the number of infections in the previous month, figures released by the metropolitan government showed on Sunday.
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): As China continues to refute reports of ongoing human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, another revelation has confirmed that Beijing has removed the Uyghur language instruction from educational institutions in the region.