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One woman dead, three others injured as car rams into crowd in US Minneapo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A woman died and three people were injured when a car rammed into protesters in Minneapolis, US state of Minnesota, where a Black man was fatally shot this month during an attempted arrest, Minneapolis police said Monday.
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Gunmen kill 10 at bar in central Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police on Monday confirmed 10 people were killed at a local bar attacked by gunmen in the country's central state of Plateau.
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COVID-19: WHO urges countries to bridge 16 billion USD funding gap for ACT
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to close a funding gap of 16 billion US dollars for the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator project, which aims to accelerate the development, production, and equitable access to
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Five die in two aircraft crashes in Switzerland
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): A glider and a small plane crashed in high mountains in eastern Switzerland on Saturday causing five deaths, local police said Monday.
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China's Guangzhou city postpones high school entrance exam over COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Guangdong [China], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Authorities in Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong Province, announced Monday that the local senior high school entrance examination scheduled for June 20-22 would be postponed to July over COVID-19.
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Japan Airlines begins on-site vaccinations for employees
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan Airlines Co on Monday began providing on-site COVID-19 vaccinations for its employees, with the move coming a day after All Nippon Airways Co started its own inoculation drive becoming the first business in Japan to begin workplace vaccinations.
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Brazil reports 1,129 more COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,129 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 487,401, the health ministry said Sunday.
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Colombian President receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombian President Ivan Duque confirmed on Sunday that he had received his first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 and said that the National Vaccination Plan is continuing its fight to immunize 35 million people in the country.
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Somali Army says 50 terrorists killed in intensified security operations
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 50 al-Shabab terrorists have been killed in the past two days as the Somali forces intensified security operations in al-Shabab bases in the central and southern regions of the country, the military said on Sunday.
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Chile reports 7,529 new cases of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported 7,529 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday for a total of 1,476,473, said the Ministry of Health.
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Turkey confirms 5,012 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday reported 5,012 new COVID-19 cases, including 454 symptomatic patients, raising the total infections in the country to 5,330,447, according to its health ministry.
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Iran reports 8,195 new COVID-19 cases, 3,028,717 in total
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran reported on Sunday 8,195 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 3,028,717.
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