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UN chief condemns suicide attack in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 2 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned Friday's suicide attack in Pul-e-Alam, capital of Afghanistan's eastern Logar province, which killed and injured many civilians and caused significant damage to civilian premises, including a hospi
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Portugal extends travel restrictions with countries most affected by COVID
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], May 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The Portuguese Government on Saturday extended travel restrictions to and from countries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic until May 16.
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Iraq reports 5,167 new COVID-19 cases, 1,070,366 in total
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], May 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Saturday 5,167 new coronavirus cases, raising the total nationwide number to 1,070,366.
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Nepal reports record high COVID-19 cases as gov't warns about hospital bed
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nepali government on Saturday reported a record spike in COVID-19 cases with the second wave of coronavirus hitting the Himalayan country.
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Chile records 7,000 new daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile again registered more than 7,000 new COVID-19 infections in one day, despite a weekly drop, with 7,199 cases, for a total of 1,198,245, the Health Ministry said on Friday, adding that there were also 106 more deaths, to total 26,353.
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Turkey reports 31,891 new COVID-19 cases, 4,820,591 in total
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Friday reported 31,891 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,673 symptomatic patients, raising the total number in the country to 4,820,591, according to its health ministry.
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Iran reports 19,272 new COVID-19 cases, 2,499,077 in total
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran reported on Friday 19,272 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 2,499,077.
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At least 30 killed in car bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 30 civilians were killed and 70 others wounded as a car bomb blast rocked a crowded road outside a provincial hospital in Pul-e-Alam, capital of Afghanistan's eastern Logar province on Friday, a local source confirmed.
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Gunmen kill 323, kidnap 949 in 3 months in Nigerian state
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kaduna [Nigeria], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 323 people were killed and 949 others kidnapped within three months in a spate of attacks by gunmen who have been on the rampage in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, an official data released by the government on Friday indicated.
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Chile reports 6,889 new COVID-19 cases in one day
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], April 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile's Health Ministry reported on Thursday 6,889 new COVID-19 infections and 174 deaths in the last 24 hours, for a cumulative total of 1,190,991 cases and 26,247 deaths.
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Iraq may re-impose health restrictions for mid-May Eid al-Fitr holiday
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], April 30 (ANI/Xinhua): An Iraqi lawmaker said on Thursday that Iraq may re-impose some health restrictions including a full curfew during the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, as the Ministry of Health reported 6,926 new COVID-19 cases.
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Germany reports slowing third COVID-19 wave
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 30 (ANI/Xinhua): COVID-19 case numbers in Germany are no longer rising rapidly but are still "too high overall," said Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), at a press conference here on Thursday.
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