New York [US], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned against "vaccine nationalism," appealing for greater finance to secure inoculations for Africa.
Paris [France], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): France reported on Thursday 13,750 new COVID-19 cases, bringing its tally to 2,337,966, according to the country's health authorities.
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on Wan Kuok Koi, a notorious Chinese gangster and triad boss known as "Broken Tooth", and Huang Yuanxiong, the Chief of the Xiamen Public Security Bureau (PSB) in China's Fujian province.
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against 17 officials of China and other foreign governments, as well their immediate family members, for serious human rights violations.
Tehran [Iran], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry reported 10,403 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, raising the total nationwide infections to 1,083,023.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,234 new COVID-19 infections in the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 78,499, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh recorded 1,861 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 37 new deaths on Thursday, raising its total tally to 485,965 with 6,967 deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 6,033 within one day to 598,933, with the death toll adding by 165 to 18,336, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka surpassed the 30,000-mark on Thursday after more than 700 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, showed statistics from the Health Ministry.
Faryab [Afghanistan], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): At least eight terrorists were killed and four others injured as government forces stormed a Taliban hideout in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Thursday, local army spokesman Mohammad Hanif Rezai said.
Manchester [UK], December 10 (ANI): Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that striker Sergio Aguero would not be starting in this playing XI in this weekend's clash against Manchester United in the Premier League.