Tripoli [Libya], October 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday said it deported 140 illegal Bangladeshi migrants to their country of origin.
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States on Friday imposed sanctions against companies and individuals related to Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs.
Tehran [Iran], October 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian health ministry reported on Friday 9,893 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country's total infections to 5,909,402.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,487,743 cases as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Aden [Yemen], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): An overnight missile attack carried out by the Houthi group against Yemen's oil-rich province of Marib killed 13 people, a government official told Xinhua on Friday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Malaysian government led by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday proposed an expansionary national budget aimed at helping the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yerevan [Armenia], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Armenia on Friday reported 2,096 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total caseload to 304,546, according to the country's health ministry.
Manila [Phillippines], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,043 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,779,943.
Seoul [South Korea], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea planned to launch the so-called "living with COVID-19" guideline from next month as the full vaccination rate topped the key precondition of 70 per cent, the health ministry said Friday.
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States could have saved tens of thousands of lives if certain measures against COVID-19 were well implemented in the country in the early stages of the pandemic, a former health official has said.