India reports 48,786 new COVID-19 cases

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 30,411,634 on Thursday, with 48,786 new cases registered during the past 24 hours.
Samoa withdraws from Tokyo Olympics: report
The southern Pacific island nation of Samoa has decided not to send athletes to the Tokyo Olympics later this month due to the coronavirus pandemic, Radio New Zealand reported online Thursday.
Maldives to reopen borders to South Asian arrivals on July 15

President of Maldives Ibrahim Solih has said that his country will reopen borders to arriv

Ethiopia's COVID-19 cases pass 276,000

Ethiopia registered 63 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tall

6 killed, 6 missing as passenger ship sinks in waters off Indonesia's Bali

Six people were killed as a passenger ship with dozens of people on board went down in wat

Argentina reports 18,389 new COVID-19 cases

Kumamoto Castle's restored tower open to public
Visitors to a centuries-old castle in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, are now allowed to enter its key structure for the first time since the 2016 earthquake.