Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 1,645 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,502,579, according to the health ministry.
Los Angeles [United States], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The governor of the U.S. state California Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 and will remain in isolation at least through June 2 and until he tests negative, his office said Saturday.
Manila [Philippines], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) are searching for eight missing crew members of a fishing vessel that sank off Palawan province after colliding with a cargo vessel on Saturday afternoon, a PCG spokesperson said on Sunday.
Rio De Janerio [Brazil], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 37 people were killed and about 5,000 others displaced in northeastern Brazil due to heavy rains, authorities said on Saturday.
Mexico City [Mexico], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexican health authorities on Saturday confirmed the country's first imported case of monkeypox, which was detected in the capital city.
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that he had discussed defence support for Ukraine in a phone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Rabat [Morocco], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Moroccan Navy has seized 1.5 tonnes of cannabis off the northwestern city of Tangier, state news agency MAP reported Saturday, citing a military source.
Lagos [Nigeria], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person was killed and five others kidnapped after unidentified gunmen attacked a village in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria on Saturday, according to a police source.
Moscow [Russia], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday to discuss the evolving situation in Ukraine and the global food security.
Lagos [Nigeria], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person was killed and five others kidnapped after unidentified gunmen attacked a village in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria on Saturday, according to a police source.