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Thailand detects African swine fever infection at slaughterhouse
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand said on Tuesday that it has detected African swine fever infection in a surface swab sample collected from a slaughterhouse in the central Nakhon Pathom province, the first presence of the animal disease in the country.
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2 killed, 8 missing as truck plunges into Egypt's Nile River
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two people were killed and eight others are still missing in Egypt as a truck with 24 passengers plunged into the Nile River near the capital Cairo, the Egyptian public prosecution said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Turkey detains at least 113 suspects over failed coup in 2016
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Tuesday detained at least 113 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016.
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Turkey stresses support for political resolution in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey's Ambassador to Libya Kenan Yilmaz on Monday stressed his country's support for a political resolution to the conflict in Libya.
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Nicaraguan president sworn in for new term
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Managua [Nicaragua], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was sworn in for a new presidential term on Monday.
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COVID-19 deaths top 90,000 in Spain
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain passed the benchmark of 90,000 COVID-19 deaths on Monday, according to the latest data published by the country's Ministry of Health.
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Australia: New South Wales sees deadliest day amid new wave of Omicron pan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW) recorded its deadliest day since the COVID-19 pandemic began in the country in early 2020, with 18 deaths including a child under five.
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5.3-magnitude quake hits Northern Greece
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted northern Greece's Florina Sunday evening, according to the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.
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Myanmar reports 137 new COVID-19 infections
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 137 new COVID-19 infections with a daily positivity rate of 1.55 per cent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Sunday.
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Indonesia reports 529 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Sunday confirmed 529 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country's tally of infections to 4,266,195, according to the country's health ministry.
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Fiji tightens measures to contain spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji announced on Sunday tightened measures to contain spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the South Pacific island country.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 10 million
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 10,028,508 as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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