Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 8,084 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours as of midnight Thursday, bringing the total tally to 23,69,613, according to the health ministry.
Honiara [Solomon Islands], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted 151 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands at 02:44:59 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
New York [US], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN General Assembly on Thursday held an event to pay tribute to former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who served as the 29th president of the General Assembly between 1974 and 1975, and died last month.
Ankara [Turkey], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Thursday confirmed 30,709 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total tally of infections to 7,570,932, according to its health ministry.
Harare [Zimbabwe], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Investigations leading to the explosions that killed six Chinese nationals and two local employees last week at a mine in Zimbabwe are still underway, and findings will be made public once released by authorities.
Abuja [Nigeria], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian military on Thursday said a total of 29 Boko Haram terrorists were recently killed in the country's northeast region, following a series of anti-operations by troops.
Singapore, October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 2,932 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally in the country to 138,327, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release.
Kampala [Uganda], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda will deploy a contingent of 160 police personnel to Somalia for peacekeeping operations, the Uganda Police Force said Thursday.
Kuala Lumpur, October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 7,950 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 23,61,529, according to the health ministry.
Canberra [Australia], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has reported a new record number of COVID-19 cases as the country continues to battle the third wave of infections.