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New Zealand reports 6,460 community cases of COVID-19
Updated : 13 min ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 6,460 community cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
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COVID-19 infections on the rise in Germany due to BA.5 variant
Updated : 2 hours, 50 min ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): COVID-19 infections have been steadily growing in Germany mainly due to the spread of Omicron variant BA.5, which now accounts for almost 66 per cent of all infections, according to data released on Friday by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectio
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Italy's COVID-19 transmission rate rises for 4th consecutive week
Updated : 3 hours, 13 min ago IST
Rome [Italy], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Italy's COVID-19 transmission rate has increased for the fourth consecutive week, according to a weekly government report released Friday.
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Brazil assumes rotating presidency of UN Security Council for July
Updated : 3 hours, 44 min ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for July.
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Death toll rises to 53 in Colombian prison fire
Updated : 6 hours, 7 min ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of inmates who died after a fire broke out on Tuesday during a prison riot in the Colombian town of Tulua rose to 53, local health authorities said Friday.
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UAE president meets senior Chinese diplomat to discuss bilateral ties, coo
Updated : 11 hours, 10 min ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday met with visiting senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi to discuss bilateral ties and ways to boost cooperation.
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Ukraine needs 'hard work, determination' to join EU: Von der Leyen
Updated : 11 hours, 35 min ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine's bid to join the European Union (EU) is "within reach" but requires "hard work, determination and above all unity of purpose," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.
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UNESCO launches new State of the Ocean Report
Updated : 12 hours, 19 min ago IST
Paris [France], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday published a flagship report on the state of the world's oceans.
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Cambodian FM to attend 7th LMC foreign ministers' meeting in Myanmar
Updated : 15 hours, 5 min ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will attend the seventh Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held on July 4 in Bagan, Myanmar, the Cambodian foreign ministry said in a press statement on Friday.
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Japan begins 3-month energy saving period amid record heatwave
Updated : 16 hours, 8 min ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government for the first time in seven years requested Friday that businesses and households begin a three-month period of conserving electricity to avoid a power crunch as temperatures have hit record highs during a scorching heatwave.
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Twelve African countries report 1,782 cases of monkeypox: Africa CDC
Updated : 17 hours, 14 min ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Twelve African countries have so far reported 1,782 cases of monkeypox cases, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed.
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Fiji reintroduces more stringent COVID-19 safety measures amid surging cas
Updated : 19 hours, 11 min ago IST
Suva [Fiji], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji on Friday reintroduced more stringent COVID-19 safety measures as the island nation has reported more COVID-19 cases recently.
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