Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 26 (ANI): The water given to the three Unnao girls was laced with a herbicide named Sulfosulfuron, leading to the death of two of them, Uttar Pradesh Police said on Thursday.
Manila [Philippines], February 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Friday 2,651 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily increase since October 17 last year, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 571,327.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 26 (ANI): The Bangladesh Railways Ministry on Thursday dismissed allegations made by China Railway Group Ltd (CREC), the contractor for the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project (PBRLP), that a fund crisis had slowed down the implementation of the project, reported Dhak
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): As many as 16,577 new COVID-19 cases and 120 deaths were reported in India during the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Friday.
California [US], February 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The California authority reported Thursday that the United States' most populous state had 50,991 deaths from COVID-19, about one-tenth of the U.S. total from the pandemic.
Tokyo [Japan], February 26 (ANI): The Japan Coast Guard could directly fire a weapon against foreign official vessels aiming to land on the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, local media reported citing ruling party members on Thursday.
Amsterdam [Netherlands], February 26 (ANI): The Netherlands Parliament on Thursday passed a motion saying the Chinese treatment of the Uyghur minority is a "genocide".
Baghdad [Iraq], February 26 (ANI/Sputnik): One person died and 14 others were injured at an ongoing political protest in Iraq's southern Nasiriyah city as a result of clashes with law enforcement, Iraqi news agency Shafaq reported on Thursday, citing a source.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 26 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Thursday granted permission to bury the bodies of the people who died of COVID-19, local media reported.
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): Delhi Police Public Relations Officer Chinmoy Biswal on Thursday informed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Z plus security by Delhi Police will remain unchanged.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 25 (ANI): Mumbai reported 1,145 new COVID-19 cases, 463 recoveries, and five deaths in the last 24 hours, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Thursday.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 25 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced that people travelling from Maharashtra and Kerala to Rajasthan will need an RT-PCR negative report to enter the state in the view of COVID-19.