Washington DC [US], December 3 (ANI): The US government has issued an order to block cotton imports from a Xinjiang governmental organisation in China due to the ongoing human rights abuses of Uyghurs, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Wednesday.
Yangon [Myanmar], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 93,600 as of Wednesday, according to a release from the country's Ministry of Health and Sports.
Berlin [Germany], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in Germany increased by 487 in 24 hours and reached a new record on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll in the country to 17,123, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said.
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,533 taking the total count to 549,508 in the last 24 hours and the death toll has gone up by 118 to 17,199, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 851 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the national total to 68,020.
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 263 new COVID-19 positive cases have been registered in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of patients infected with the disease to 46,980 in the country, said Public Health Ministry on Wednesday.
Berlin [Germany], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany has reported 17,270 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the nation's total to 1,084,743, the federal Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Wednesday.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina reported 198 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the national total to 38,928, the country's Health Ministry said Tuesday.
Seoul [South Korea], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 511 more cases of COVID-19 as of 0:00 a.m. Wednesday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 35,163.
Ankara [Turkey], December 2 (ANI): Amid China's attempts to refute reports of atrocities on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, Abdurahman Hasan, an Uyghur, has taken to Twitter pleading for information about his missing son due to the "Chinese invasion".
Washington DC [US], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): US Attorney General William Barr said on Tuesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has not seen evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Washington DC [US], December 2 (ANI): Nike and Coca-Cola are among the major multinational companies and business organisation lobbying US Congress to water done a bill that would ban imported goods made in China's Xinjiang province, according to a report by the New York Times.