Baghdad [Iraq], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Four fishermen were killed and five others injured on Saturday in an attack by terrorists of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group at a lake in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a local official said.
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): With a spike of over 2000 COVID-19 cases, Indonesia has recorded 27,913 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 2,256,851, the Health Ministry said.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina set a daily record on Thursday for vaccinations against COVID-19, with 402,305 doses administered as part of its national plan, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday.
Santiago [Chile], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile on Friday reported 4,086 new cases of COVID-19 and 221 more deaths in 24 hours, raising the accumulated caseload to 1,562,613 and the pandemic death toll to 32,809.
Ottawa [Canada], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven people, including four children, were killed in a house fire in Chestermere, Canada on Friday, according to CTV.
Quito [Ecuador], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador exceeded 460,000 COVID-19 cases, after registering 1,619 infections in 24 hours and accumulating 461,157 cases, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday, adding that there were also 13 more deaths, for a total of 15,946.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,857 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 521,952, the health ministry said Friday.
Kuwait City [Kuwait], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Kuwait registered on Friday 1,895 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total infections in the country to 360,406, the Kuwaiti Health Ministry said.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 8,483 new COVID-19 cases and 132 new deaths on Friday, making the tally at 930,042 and death toll at 14,778, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of active COVID-19 cases in Israel rose to 2,215, the highest since April 18, said the Israeli Ministry of Health on Friday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 6,982 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national total to 765,949, the Health Ministry said on Friday.