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Philippines logs 12,021 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 1,688,040
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 12,021 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,688,040.
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North blasts South Korea over joint drills with US, warns of retaliation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) slammed South Korea on Wednesday for pushing ahead with planned military drills with the United States and warned of "serious security crisis".
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S. Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high at 2,223
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit a record high due to the continued virus spread in the Seoul metropolitan area, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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Brazil reports 1,211 more COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil has registered 1,211 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 564,773, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
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US COVID-19 cases top 36 million with over 618,000 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): US COVID-19 cases topped 36 million Tuesday, fueled by a steep increase in infections due to the unchecked spread of the Delta variant.
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25 soldiers, 7 residents killed in Algeria's wildfires
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 25 Algerian soldiers were killed on Tuesday as they attempted to extinguish the wildfires raging in the northeastern provinces of Tizi Ouzou and Bejaia, the Algerian Defense Ministry said.
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Zuma's corruption trial case postponed to September
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg, [South Africa], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): South African former president Jacob Zuma's corruption and money laundering trial at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal was postponed to September 9 and 10 this year due to his hospitalization, said Judge Piet Koen Tuesday.
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Bangladesh reports 11,164 more COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The daily COVID-19 deaths in Bangladesh hit a record high of 264 on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 23,161, said the country's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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Australian state sees worst day with highest new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], August 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) saw another disastrous day with a record daily high of 356 new local cases and four deaths on Tuesday.
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Death toll from Greece wildfires rises to 2 as PM announces support measur
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], August 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the raging wildfires in Greece has risen to two on Monday as devastating blazes continue to wreak havoc across the country.
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Israel's COVID-19 tally over 900,000
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health reported 4,954 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the tally of infections in the country to 904,874.
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Iran welcomes boost of ties with France
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], August 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's new government welcomes a boost of ties with France based on common interests and mutual respect, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday in a telephone conversation with the French President Emmanuel Macron.
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