Hanoi [Vietnam], Nov. 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 9,650 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 9,641 locally transmitted and nine imported, according to its Ministry of Health.
Manila [Philippines], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 849 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Tuesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,819,341.
Vancouver [Canada], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Continuous rainfall has caused flooding in southern part of British Columbia province in Canada on Monday.
Mexico City [Mexico], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday again decried the U.S.-led economic blockade against Cuba.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 5,143 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 2,551,452, according to the health ministry.
Moscow [Russia], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to discuss the migrant crisis on the borders between Belarus and the European Union (EU) as well as the situation in east Ukraine.
Jerusalem [Israel], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel will set up a laboratory for the study of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of cybersecurity, the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) said on Monday.
Cairo [Egypt], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Monday with European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson means of advancing cooperation between the two sides in migration.
Juba [South Sudan], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Sudan might not attain the target of vaccinating at least 2.5 million by the end of 2021 amid prevailing insecurity and flooding in the rural areas, health officials said on Monday.
Tokyo [Japan], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A panel of the Japanese health ministry on Monday approved administering booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine from December 1 in the country.
Tbilisi [Georgia], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Monday reported 1,820 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 785,911, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).