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Transitional Malian President pledges to hold 'unquestionably clean' elect
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Mali's transitional President Bah N'Daw pledged Thursday to hold "unquestionably clean" elections to complete the country's political transition, according to his New Year's message to the nation.
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5.1-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands region
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kermadec [New Zealand], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted the Kermadec Islands region at 0120 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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Myanmar President vows to carry on recovery plans to mitigate Covid impact
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar President U Win Myint pledged on Friday to continue the implementation of economic response and recovery programs to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Taiwan confirms second coronavirus variant case
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan has confirmed the second case infected with a new variant of the coronavirus, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency.
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In a first, Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases surpass 1,000-mark
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Tokyo surpassed the 1,000-mark for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, Governor Yuriko Koike said Thursday, according to local media.
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Myanmar extends international flight ban till January end
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications has further extended the temporary suspension period of international commercial flights until the end of January.
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4 new COVID variant cases reported in Sweden
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Sweden has reported four cases of a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant first discovered in Britain, the country's Public Health Agency confirmed Wednesday.
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S. Korea reports 967 more COVID-19 cases, 60,740 in total
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 967 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 60,740.
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US coronavirus deaths top 340,000
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): US COVID-19 deaths surpassed 340,000 on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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Argentina authorizes use of AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina's National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Devices (ANMAT) on Wednesday approved the use of vaccine from AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company, against Covid-19 in the country.
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Ecuador reports over 211,500 coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 1,186 new daily cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 22 fatalities, raising the total number of cases to 211,512 and the death toll to 9,469, since the start of the pandemic
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Malaysia logs 1,870 new COVID-19 cases, 110,485 in total
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 1,870 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national total to 110,485, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
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