Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 6 (ANI): Schools in Punjab will reopen for Classes V to XII from January 7 with COVID-19 protocols in place, according to Punjab School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Wednesday.
Tbilisi [Georgia], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Wednesday reported 1,800 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 233,879, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health.
Sydney [Australia], January 6 (ANI): Rohit Sharma made a return to the Indian team for the Pink Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground while pacer Navdeep Saini is set to make his debut in the longest format game on Thursday.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina registered 13,790 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the national count to 1,662,730, the health ministry said.
Canberra [Australia], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt announced on Wednesday that the country's coronavirus vaccine rollout will begin weeks earlier than previously planned.
Beijing [China], January 6 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Monday introduced new rules that banned cadres from expressing opinions and dissenting views from its own ranks, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP).
Tripoli [Libya], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Prime Minister Fayez Serraj of the UN-backed Libyan government welcomed on Tuesday the results of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council Summit held in Saudi Arabia which ended the rift with Qatar.
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Kim Jong-un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), delivered a report on the work of the seventh Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on the first day of the Eighth Party Congress on Tuesday, said offi
Seoul [South Korea], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 840 more cases of Covid-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 65,818.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina will step up measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus during the austral summer vacation season, the Minister of Tourism and Sports, Matias Lammens, said Tuesday.
Chicago [US], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): A study from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago found many physicians report being sexually harassed and personally attacked on social media on the basis of their religion, race or medical recommendations.
Jerusalem [Israel], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health reported 9,299 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total to 455,144.