Malaysia reported 4,071 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to 4,749,000, according to the Health Ministry on Friday.
The death toll from a mountain torrent disaster triggered by heavy rain in northwest China's Qinghai Province has risen to 16 as of Thursday noon, with another 36 still missing, according to local authorities.
At least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, were killed in an explosion that ripped through a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday, according to media reports.