Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina confirmed on Friday 8,472 new COVID-19 infections in one day, bringing the total to 5,074,725 cases, the Ministry of Health reported, adding that there were also 246 more deaths, for a total of 108,815.
Berlin [Germany], August 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The nationwide seven-day COVID-19 incidence in Germany rose above 30 again, almost five times as high as one month ago, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Friday.
Rabat [Morocco], August 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco reported on Friday 10,752 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections in the country to 741,836.
South Sandwich Islands [UK], August 13 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted South Sandwich Islands region at 11.45 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Four personnel of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) were killed following a shooting incident at their camp in the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, officials confirmed on Friday.
Beijing [China], August 13 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Maduo County of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, northwest China at 12:21 p.m. Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
Wuhan [China], August 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Twenty-one people were killed and four others missing as heavy rain lashed a township in central China's Hubei Province from Wednesday to Thursday, local authorities said Friday.
Khartoum [Sudan], August 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Thursday called for peaceful resolution of the division which has developed within the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-In-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) led by First Vice President Riek Machar.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lanka's Minister of Labor Nimal Siripala De Silva has proposed amendments to local labor laws that would increase protections for domestic workers and make them eligible for pension schemes, local media reported Thursday.
Beijing [China], August 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 61 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 38 in Jiangsu Province, 10 in Hubei, seven in Hunan, and three each in Henan and Yunnan, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursda
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): A collision between a tractor-trolley and a loader-van killed five people including several passers-by in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Wednesday, a rescue official said.
Jerusalem [Israel], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid departed on Wednesday for Morocco, marking the first visit to Morocco by Israel's top diplomat since the two countries normalized ties in 2020.