New York [US], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The General Assembly on Friday approved an annual regular budget for the United Nations (UN) of about 3.122 billion US dollars.
Canberra [Australia], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has reduced the booster shot interval for COVID-19 vaccines in response to nationwide Omicron outbreaks.
Seoul [South Korea], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 6,233 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 596,209.
Rome [Italy], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Italy on Thursday tightened anti-pandemic rules for the Christmas and New Year holidays amid concerns over rising Omicron cases across the country.
Tunis [Tunisia], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia reported five additional cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of Omicron infections to six, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Thursday.
Tehran [Iran], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry on Thursday reported 1,932 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,179,817.
Ankara [Turkey], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Thursday reported 18,771 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 92,47,606, according to its Health Ministry.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia has registered 2,992 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 382,371 as of Wednesday evening, the country's health ministry said.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,519 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,728,203, the health ministry said.
Ankara [Turkey], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Wednesday reported 19,095 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,228,835, according to its health ministry.
Tbilisi [Georgia], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Wednesday reported 2,739 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 916,477, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
Ottawa [Canada], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada reported 10,804 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday morning, bringing the cumulative total to 1,920,079 cases with 30,097 deaths, according to CTV.