Jakarta [Indonesia], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 760 in the past 24 hours to 4,238,594, with the death toll rising by 33 to 143,153, the Indonesian Health Ministry said on Friday.
Tehran [Iran], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry on Friday reported 11,064 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 5,844,589.
Tokyo [Japan], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government on Friday approved its latest energy plan, which sets out a road map for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, local media reported Friday.
Bejing [China], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Child sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church has evolved into a systemic crime, a Chinese English-language newspaper quoted an independent report as saying recently.
New York [US], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Thousands of Afghans have received humanitarian assistance within a week from October 11-17 across Afghanistan, a United Nations agency confirmed on Friday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 6,210 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to 2,413,592, according to the health ministry.
Paris [France], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday night a special inflation allowance of 100 euros (116 USD) for people with a net monthly income less than 2,000 euros.
Berlin [Germany], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called for dialogue between EU member states and Poland to settle a row over the rule of law issues.
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to prioritize vaccination for health workers in the light of its new paper estimating that 115,000 died from coronavirus between January 2020 and May 2021.
London [UK], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 52,009 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first time that figure has been above 50,000 since July 17, according to official figures released Thursday.
Tehran [Iran], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian health ministry reported on Thursday 11,788 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 5,833,525.
Sanaa [Yemen], October 21 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 38 Houthi rebels were killed on Thursday in fighting with the Yemeni army in the country's central province of Marib, a government military source said.