Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Brazilian government on Saturday reported 307 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's death toll to 190,795.
Manila [Philippines], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 1,406 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number in the country to 469,005.
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Afghan Ministry of Public Health confirmed 83 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of patients in the country to 51,847, including 7,950 active cases.
Lagos [Nigeria], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Local road safety corps confirmed Friday that at least 10 people were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident in Nigeria's western state of Kwara.
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): A new study has revealed that with the help of an enzyme that limits blood vessel growth, it may be possible to develop new or better treatments for multiple health conditions.
Berlin [Germany], December 26 (ANI): Three people were severely injured in a shooting in Germany's capital Berlin on Saturday, Xinhua reported citing local media.
Seoul [South Korea], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,132 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 55,902.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the recent armed attack in western Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz regional state has risen to 207, the country's federal rights group confirmed late Friday.
Tripoli [Libya], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday welcomed the exchange of prisoners between rival parties.
Brasilia [Brazil], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll rose to 190,488 on Friday after 482 more patients died from the virus in the previous 24 hours.
Tripoli [Libya], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The National Center for Disease Control of Libya on Friday reported 461 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national count to 97,653.
Rabat [Morocco], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Moroccan King Mohammed VI and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday had their first official phone conversation since the two countries decided to normalise relations earlier this month.