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6.2 magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 10 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted North Sulawesi province in central part of Indonesia on Saturday, but was not potential for a tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here.
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6.0-magnitude earthquake in California widely felt by residents
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Los Angeles (California) [US], July 10 (ANI/Xinhua): A 6.0-magnitude earthquake that occurred Thursday afternoon in Little Antelope Valley, California near the Nevada border was widely felt by residents living in Northern California.
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Argentina marks 205 years of independence with call for unity in face of p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Friday led celebrations marking the 205th anniversary of the declaration of independence with a call for unity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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5.3-magnitude quake hits 257 km E of Namie, Japan: USGS
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 10 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 257 km East of Namie, Japan at 20:23:43 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Three female workers killed, dozens injured in Bangladesh's juice factory
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangldesh], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): At least three female workers died and dozens were injured as a juice factory in Bangladesh's Narayanganj district, about 20 km from capital Dhaka, caught fire on Thursday, a senior police official said Friday.
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S. Korea reports 1,316 more COVID-19 cases, 165,344 in total
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,316 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 165,344.
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Myanmar to reclose schools due to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar will temporarily close all schools of basic education once again, due to the recent detection of highly infectious COVID-19 virus variants in the Asian country, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports late Thursday.
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Brazil reports 1,639 more COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,639 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 530,179, the health ministry said Thursday.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 5.78 million: Africa CDC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 5,784,641 as of Thursday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Explosion at fuel station kills one, injures another in Uzbekistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): A fuel tank explosion in the central Samarkand region in Uzbekistan has killed one man and injured another, Samarkand regional department of the emergency situations said Thursday.
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5.2 magnitude quake hits 91 km S of Pacocha, Peru
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.2 magnitude earthquake jolted 91 km south of Pacocha, Peru at 10.30 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
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S. Korea reports 1,275 more COVID-19 cases, 164,028 in total
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,275 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 164,028.
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