Kabul [Afghanistan], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan has registered 234 new COVID-19 positive cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of patients infected with the disease to 51,594 in the country, said a statement of the Public Health Ministry released here Thursday.
Manila [The Philippines], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Thursday reported 1,776 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing the total number in the country to 465,724.
Tokyo [Japan], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee announced here on Thursday that all 68 domestic companies have decided to extend their sponsorship deals after reaching a "basic agreement."
Tokyo [Japan], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese prosecutors on Thursday said they had decided not to indict former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over allegations his support group failed to report spending related to annual parties thrown for Abe's supporters at Tokyo hotels in its political f
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Uzbekistan has attracted USD 6.6-billion Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) this year and plans to increase it to over 7.6 billion dollars in 2021, the Uzbek president's press service said Thursday.
Berlin [Germany], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany reported 32,195 more COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours on Thursday, bringing the national tally to 1,587,115, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
Seoul [South Korea], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 985 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 53,533.
Mexico City [Mexico], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico reported 11,653 new COVID-19 cases and 816 more deaths on Wednesday, taking the national caseload to 1,350,079 and death toll to 120,311, said the health ministry.
Melbourne [Australia], December 24 (ANI): Australia coach Justin Langer has confirmed that the hosts will lock horns with India in the Boxing Day Test with an unchanged playing XI on Saturday.
Lagos [Nigeria], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people were killed and 25 others injured in a fatal auto crash along the Kaduna-Abuja highway in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, a local official said.
Paris [France], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): France reported another 14,929 coronavirus cases and 276 more deaths in the past 24 hours, according to data released on Wednesday by the Health Ministry.