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Australia's COVID-19 hospitalizations hit all-time high
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of Australians in hospital with coronavirus has reached the highest number since the start of the pandemic.
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BA.5 strain of Omicron found in Fijian community: official
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji's Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said Tuesday that the BA.5 strain of Omicron was found in the Fijian community.
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South Korea's smuggled drugs logs double-digit growth in H1
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of smuggled drugs, impounded by the South Korean customs agency, logged double-digit growth in the first half of this year due to a surge in drug trafficking through international mail amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Tuesday.
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Canadian police confirm 3 dead after multiple shootings
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were confirmed dead, including a suspect, after four victims were shot Monday morning in several locations in Langley, British Columbia, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
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Tunisian president says country moves toward "new republic"
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday that the country is moving toward a new republic based on freedom, justice and national dignity after he voted for the new constitution.
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Ukrainian president appoints new commander of special operations forces
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday signed a decree to appoint a new commander of the Special Operations Forces (SOF), a branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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87 pct of Americans should wear mask indoors or consider it: US CDC
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 60 per cent of people in the United States live in counties where they should be wearing a mask indoors in public spaces, U.S. News & World Report last week cited the COVID-19 community levels issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Pr
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UN humanitarian agency appeals for urgent funds to avert food crisis in Ho
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency on Monday appealed for urgent funding to help avert a humanitarian disaster that is looming in the Horn of Africa amid a severe drought.
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Turkey: One killed, one injured in Chemical plant fire
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): An overnight fire in a chemical processing factory in western Turkiye killed one person and injured another, Ihlas News Agency reported on Monday.
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Africa CDC calls for boosting surveillance, contact tracing against Monkey
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) on Monday recommended its members to boost surveillance and contact tracing efforts against Monkeypox disease.
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Malaysia reports 2,720 new COVID-19 infections, 3 new deaths
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,720 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 4,651,651, according to the health ministry.
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24 people killed after bus plunges into river in Kenya
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 24 people died on Sunday evening after a bus plunged into a river along a highway in Kenya, local media reported, citing the rescue team and the Kenya Red Cross Society.
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