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South Korea reports 1,776 more COVID-19 cases, 205,702 in total
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,776 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 205,702.
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Argentina's COVID-19 caseload nears 5 million
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina reported 13,736 new cases and 300 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing its total caseload up to 4,975,616 with 106,747 related deaths, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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5.8-magnitude quake jolts waters off Taiwan: CENC
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the waters near Yilan County of China's Taiwan at 5:50 a.m. Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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COVID-19 death toll surpasses 6,500 in Israel
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel] August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the coronavirus in Israel rose by eight to 6,503 on Wednesday, the state's Ministry of Health said.
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84 injured as protests turn violent in Lebanon's Beirut
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Lebanese Red Cross announced on Wednesday that 84 people were injured in clashes between the riot police and protesters during demonstrations in commemoration of the first anniversary of the Beirut port blasts, Elnashra news website reported.
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2 wounded in 2 bomb explosions in Iraqi capital
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were wounded on Wednesday evening in two bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a source with the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
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COVID-19 cases increase to 315,118 in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 315,118 on Wednesday after 4,051 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
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4 killed, 3 injured in wall collapse incident in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 4 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four people were killed and three others injured when the wall of a house collapsed in the capital city Peshawar of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police sources said on Wednesday.
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UN mission urges Lebanon, Israel to stop fire after rocket attack
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) urged on Wednesday Lebanon and Israel to cease fire and exercise maximum restraint to avoid further escalation after the firing of rockets from southern Lebanon into northern Israel earlier in the day.
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Philippines logs 7,342 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday 7,342 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,619,824.
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5.5-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu region: USGS
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Port Vila [Vanuatu Island], August 4 (ANI/ Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Vanuatu region at 05:55:12 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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New Zealand administers 2 million COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], August 4 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand saw another milestone in administering COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, with two million COVID-19 vaccines being given to Kiwis.
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