Manila [Philippines], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 1,949 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 513,619.
Wellington [New Zealand], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Auckland Islands, New Zealand region at 05:47 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported 1,202 deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the last 24 hours, making Saturday the fifth consecutive day of more than 1,000 deaths, bringing the death toll to 216,445, the ministry of health reported Saturday.
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 28th, via video conference.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Unnecessary movement, as well as non-essential activities, will be banned for seven days starting from Monday in the face of the collapse of the health system due to the surge in the cases of COVID-19, Wilson Lima, governor of the Brazilian state
Tripoli [Libya], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Follow-Up Committee for Libya Security Working Group reiterated on Saturday their full and continued commitment to the implementation of the Libyan ceasefire agreement.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,393,591 as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Paris [France], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): France on Saturday reported 23,924 new cases of COVID-19 infection in a 24-hour span, raising the country's cumulative number of confirmed cases to 3,035,181, official data showed.
Abuja [Nigeria], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): A woman and three children were killed in a tanker explosion in Nigeria's Delta State, said an official on Saturday.
Rabat [Morocco], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco announced on Saturday 925 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total tally in the North African country to 465,769.
Lisbon [Portugal], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): COVID-19 deaths in Portugal passed the 10,000 mark Saturday after a record 274 fatalities were counted in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health reported 4,550 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total tally in the country to 593,578.