Taipei [Taiwan], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases recorded in China's Taiwan region has exceeded 3 million, the island's disease monitoring agency said on Wednesday.
Kampala [Uganda], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda will launch its first-ever satellite into the low Earth orbit from the International Space Station this September, a senior official said.
Washington [US], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Two police officers were shot to death on Tuesday while investigating a possible stabbing case in El Monte, a city in Los Angeles County, and the suspect died at the scene.
Tokyo [Japan], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): An upper house election will be held in Japan on July 10, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida decided Wednesday.
Seoul [South Korea], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's automotive export logged a double-digit growth last month due to strong demand for environmentally-friendly vehicles, government data showed Wednesday.
Tunis [Tunisia], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia arrested 72 migrants who attempted to cross the Mediterranean to enter Italy illegally, the Tunisian Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.
Mexico City [Mexico], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico will begin vaccinating children between 5 and 11 years old against COVID-19 in the coming days, following the completion of six immunization phases, Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion Hugo Lopez-Gatell announced Tuesday.
London [UK], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): As Britain's economy grapples with the impact of a record number of job vacancies, a labour market expert has warned that the problem may continue for another three to five years.
Nairobi [Kenya], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Russia-Ukraine conflict is hurting the performance of East Africa's business community due to the rising prices of key commodities, the regional apex lobby said on Tuesday.
Yaounde [Cameroon], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations has approved the allocation of 1.7 million U.S. dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the urgent response to the cholera outbreak in Cameroon, UN officials in Cameroon said in a statement on Tuesday.
Ankara [Turkey], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the country's national carrier will change its name to "Turkiye Hava Yollari" from "Turkish Airlines."