Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): Chinese multinational electronics company Xiaomi along with eight other Chinese firms has been put on an investment blacklist by the U.S. Department of Defense. This move prevents American investors from investing in these companies.
Yangon [Myanmar], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar's COVID-19 death toll rose to 2,926 after 14 new deaths were reported, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry on Friday.
Doha [Qatar], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Friday announced 196 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 146,885, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
Tokyo [Japan], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's cabinet on Friday decided to use 741.8 billion yen (7.15 billion US dollars) in reserve funds for fiscal 2020 to boost subsidies for restaurants and bars shortening their operating hours in line with the emergency virus declaration.
Tehran [Iran], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry reported 6,485 daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, raising the total nationwide infections to 1,318,295.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,211 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said on Friday, bringing the national total to 151,066.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Friday reported 188 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total caseload during the past month to 7,213, according to the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia reported 12,818 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, a record single-day rise since the coronavirus outbreak in the Asian country, bringing its total tally to 882,418.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesian authorities have downloaded the flight data recorder (FDR) belonging to the Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into Jakarta waters last week, the National Transportation Safety Committee said on Friday.
Athens [Greece], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Greece's migration ministry said on Thursday that it has submitted a request to the European Commission and the European Union (EU) border agency Frontex for the immediate return of 1,450 migrants to Turkey.
Tbilisi [Georgia], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia reported 1,177 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing its total to 245,789, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 15 (ANI): The death toll in Indonesia due to an earthquake that struck West Sulawesi province has risen to 35, Xinhua reported citing the National Disaster Management Agency on Friday.