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Morocco receives COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Rabat [Morocco], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco on Thursday received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines through the global vaccine-sharing facility COVAX, the Ministry of Health said.
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COVID-19: Brazil sees record-high ICU occupancy
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Occupancy levels at Brazil's intensive care units (ICU) have surpassed 90 per cent in 21 of the country's 26 regional capitals, the highest rates since the country's first COVID-19 case was announced.
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Situation in Tigray remains dire despite improved humanitarian access: UN
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): There has been substantial improvement in humanitarian access in the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, but continued fighting is driving massive displacement, creating a dire situation, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
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3 injured, 9 missing in explosive disposal accident in north China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hebei [China], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were injured and nine others went missing during an explosive disposal operation in Chicheng County, north China's Hebei Province, according to the local government on Thursday.
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S Korea reports 700 more COVID-19 cases, 107,598 in total
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 700 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 107,598.
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Colombia reports 11,381 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia registered 11,381 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking its nationwide tally to 2,479,617, the ministry of health and social protection said Wednesday.
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Turkey sentences 32 to life in jail for failed coup in 2016
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 32 people, including former soldiers, to life in jail for their involvement in the 2016 defeated coup, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.
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Philippines logs 6,414 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 820,000
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,414 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 819,164.
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Congo's Constitutional Court confirms re-election of President Denis Sasso
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Republic of the Congo's Constitutional Court on Tuesday confirmed the re-election of President Denis Sassou Nguesso after provisional results gave him victory in the central African country two weeks ago.
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59 killed in violent incidents in 24 hours in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 59 people were killed in insurgent activities and clashes in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, according to a local independent war monitoring group early Wednesday.
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New Zealand boosts space technology cooperation with Germany
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand's aerospace industry is getting a boost through cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), which is expected to improve its capability and potentially lead to joint space missions, New Zealand's Minister of Research, Scienc
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Argentina records 20,870 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Tuesday registered a record number of new COVID-19 cases, after 20,870 people tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 2,428,029, according to the Ministry of Health.
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