Tokyo [Japan], November 12 (ANI): Amid growing criticism against China for its human rights abuses in Xinjiang, Japan is mulling a legal foundation for sanctions, similar to those imposed by the US and Europe.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 919 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, bringing the national total to 43,791.
Male [Maldives], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): A new testing laboratory was opened in Dharavandhoo in the Baa Atoll of the Maldives, local media reported Thursday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan has confirmed 186 new COVID-19 positive cases, bringing the number of patients infected with the disease to 42,795 in the country, Public Health Ministry said in a statement Thursday.
Seoul [South Korea], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 143 more cases of the COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 27,942.
Wellington [New Zealand], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, including one imported and two community cases.
Mexico City [Mexico], November 12, (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico's health ministry on Wednesday reported 7,646 additional COVID-19 cases and 588 more deaths over the past 24 hours.
Kigali [Rwanda], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Rwanda late Wednesday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases in the Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali, taking the daily count to 50, the highest in the past two months.
Ottawa [Canada], November 12 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to come through with his pledge to mobilise America's allies in a long-overdue determination to stand up to China, forcefully, multilaterally, and effectively.
Nabanna (West Bengal) [India], November 12 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that students appearing for the Class X and Class XII exams will not be required to sit for their pre-final tests at the school level.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 1,904,820, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Wednesday.