New York [US], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in society, including in COVID-19 response and recovery.
Manila [The Philipines], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Monday reported 1,773 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, bringing the total number in the country to 431,630.
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 4,617 in the past 24 hours to 538,883, with the death toll adding by 130 to 16,945, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
Wardak [Afghanistan], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Airstrikes against terrorists have killed three insurgents and thwarted Taliban terrorists' design to target security checkpoints in Sayed Abad district of the eastern Wardak province, said an army statement released here Monday.
Mexico City [Mexico], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico's Health Ministry reported 6,388 more COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the national count to 1,107,071.
Seoul [South Korea], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 438 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 34,201.
Brasilia [Brazil], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 24,468 new cases and 272 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its national caseload to 6,314,740 and death toll to 172,833, the Health Ministry reported Sunday.
Abuja [Nigeria], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from an attack on farmers in a village in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno has risen to 110, with many wounded, a United Nations official said on Sunday.
New York [US], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The first vaccines available to some of New York City's first responders could be distributed in a matter of weeks, according to an internal memo of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).
Baghdad [Iraq], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): A Katyusha rocket Sunday hit an oil refinery, causing a fire in Salahudin province north of Baghdad, a provincial police source said.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,788 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths of the disease on Sunday, bringing the tally to 462,407 and the death toll at 6,609, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.