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.
Cairo [Egypt], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Egypt reported on Thursday late night 1,021 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total cases registered in the country to 128,993, said the Egyptian Health Ministry.
Manila [The Philippines], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Friday reported 1,885 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number in the country to 467,601.
Bangkok [Thailand], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Friday recorded 81 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Melbourne [Australia], December 25 (ANI): India has named the Playing XI for the Boxing Day Test against Australia, starting on Saturday, and they have made four changes to the team that played in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval. Shubman Gill comes in for Prithvi Shaw, Ravindra Jadej
Kigali [Rwanda], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Rwandan Ministry of Health on Thursday inaugurated a COVID-19 testing laboratory at Kigali International Airport, the country's major airport in the capital city Kigali, to ease service delivery for travellers to Rwanda.
Damascus [Syria], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Syrian air defenses responded to a fresh Israeli missile attack that targeted the western Masyaf area in Hama Governorate after midnight Thursday, Syrian state TV reported.