Houston [US], August 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Governor of the U.S. state of Texas Greg Abbott on Sunday issued a state disaster declaration for 23 counties as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura are forecast to impact the state in the coming days.
Mexico City [Mexico], Aug 23 (ANI/Xinhua): A federal judge in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua has sentenced an organised crime leader to 50 years in prison for the murder of Mexican journalist Miroslava Breach, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) said on Saturday (local time).
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): The Indian players of the IPL franchise Delhi Capitals on Sunday left for UAE for the upcoming edition of the tournament.
Jiuquan [China], Aug 23 (ANI/Xinhua): China on Sunday successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. The launch took place at 10:27 am (Beijing Time).
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): The Indian players of the IPL franchise Delhi Capitals on Saturday underwent Covid-19 tests before leaving for UAE for the upcoming edition of the tournament.
Moscow [Russia], August 21 (ANI): A total of 4,870 new cases of coronavirus were registered in Russia in the last 24 hours, reported Xinhua citing the country's COVID-19 response center.
Kapisa [Afghanistan], August 21 (ANI): At least one person was killed while three others were injured as a mortar mine fired by terrorists struck a house in the eastern Kapisa province on Friday, Xinhua reported citing police spokesman in the restive province, Shaeq Shurash.
London [UK], Aug 21 (ANI): Manchester United and England's all-time leading goalscorer Wayne Rooney will manage England at Soccer Aid for Unicef this September.
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): New entrant Sudeva will be fielding an "all Indian XI" in the forthcoming I-League 2020-21, club president Anuj Gupta confirmed.
Canberra [Australia], Aug 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of active COVID-19 cases in Australia has dropped by more than 2,000 to the lowest level in recent weeks.
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Kings XI Punjab on Thursday became the first franchise to depart for the UAE for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Hospitals in Xinjiang have been forced to abort and kill babies born in excess of family planning limits, Radio Free Asia reported citing a Uyghur obstetrician who worked in multiple hospitals in China's northwest province.