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Russian COVID-19 cases up 5,065 to 912,823
Russia registered 5,065 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 912,823, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement Friday.
Frozen chicken wing tests positive for Covid-19
Chinese authorities say a sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for coronavirus in Shenzhen.
Covid-19: India now has 4th highest death toll
India’s coronavirus death toll rose to 48,040 on Friday, currently the fourth-highest in the world.
UN chief welcomes Israel-UAE agreement
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday welcomed an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hoping that it will create an opportunity for the leaders of the two countries to establish diplomatic ties.
Covid-19: Japan to complete Avigan clinical tests in Sept
Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp said Thursday that it expects to finish clinical tests of anti-flu drug Avigan, a potential candidate to treat Covid-19, within the next month.
6,789 people infected with cholera in Ethiopia: UN
Some 6,789 living in four Ethiopian regional states have been infected by cholera between January and August this year, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said Thursday.
Bomb attack in W. Afghanistan kills 4 policemen
Four police officers were killed and 16 people injured in a bomb explosion in Afghanistan's western Farah province on Wednesday, a local official confirmed.
14 new Covid-19 cases found in New Zealand after 102 days without any locally transmitted case
Fourteen new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported from New Zealand’s Auckland in a day , forcing the authorities concerned to go back into lockdown.
2 in 5 schools lacked basic handwashing facilities before pandemic: UNICEF, WHO
Some 43 percent of schools around the world had lacked access to basic handwashing with soap and water in 2019, a key condition for schools to be able to operate safely in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Do everything possible for youth globally: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on leaders and adults everywhere to do everything possible to enable the youth to enjoy lives of safety, dignity and opportunity and contribute to the fullest of their great potential.