Yangon (Myanmar), September 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar on Friday reported 2,187 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as well as 75 more deaths from the coronavirus epidemic in the past 24 hours.
Ruvuma [Tanzania], September 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least six people were killed on Thursday evening and nine others were injured when their mini-bus veered off-road and overturned in Tanzania's southern region of Ruvuma, police said on Friday.
Bangkok [Thailand], September 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Friday reported 14,555 new COVID-19 cases and 171 more fatalities, according to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], September 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian vowed to promote bilateral cooperation when they met here on Thursday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The positivity rate for new COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) fell to 5.98 percent on Thursday, the lowest level in more than six months.
Bangkok [Thailand], September 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Thursday reported 13,897 new COVID-19 cases and 188 additional fatalities, according to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Baghdad [Iraq], September 16 (ANI/Xinhua): An Iraqi soldier and a civilian were killed, and three members of paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces were wounded on Wednesday in separate attacks by the terrorists of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq, security sources said.
Brussels [Belgium], September 16 (ANI/Xinhua): China on Wednesday called on the European Union (EU) to stop sending wrong messages on issues concerning China's sovereignty after Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa accused Beijing of its actions including the "expelling" of the Lithuanian
Beijing (China), September 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 49 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, with 48 in Fujian and one in Yunnan, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
London [UK], September 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 30,597 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,312,683, according to official figures released Wednesday.
Jakarta [Indonesia] September 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Three crew members onboard the Rimbun Air plane were killed in a crash in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua on Wednesday, a police officer said.
New York [US], September 15 (ANI/Xinhua): As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday opened its 76th session, and UNGA President Abdulla Shahid urged member states to embrace hope and initiate a new narrative after a challenging year with climate change, conflict, and COVID-19.