The Philippines reported 3,637 new coronavirus infections and 94 more deaths on Saturday,
It takes its tally to 213,131 cases and a toll of 3,419, the health ministry said in a bulletin.
The nation is grappling with the highest number of virus infections in Southeast Asia, with a death toll second only to neighbouring Indonesia, since nearly a third of the Philippine deaths have been reported over the past 15 days.
Brown University shooting leaves 2 dead, 9 injured as police search for killer
More than 400 US law enforcement personnel have been deployed as police sought the suspect in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island that left two students dead and another nine people wounded at the Ivy League school.
India tightens pollution curbs as Delhi's air quality worsens
India tightened anti-pollution measures in Delhi and adjoining areas after the capital's air quality deteriorated to the season's worst.
'Peace is not far away' says Erdogan after Putin meeting
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, fresh from a meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, said he hopes to discuss a Ukraine-Russia peace plan with US President Donald Trump, adding that "peace is not far away".
Belarus frees Nobel winner, protest figures as US lifts more sanctions
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava after two days of talks with an envoy for President Donald Trump, a US statement said.
Indonesia flood death toll exceeds 1,000
The death toll from floods and landslides that struck three provinces on Indonesia's Sumatra Island has exceeded 1,003, with 218 people still missing, according to the latest data released Saturday by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).
Several parts of the UAE have been hit with rainfall of varying intensities on Sunday morning, with the Dubai Police issuing public safety messages via SMS to urge residents to exercise caution.
The contract has been awarded for a project that will see the development of Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street Intersection with Al Awir Road and Al Manama Street to reduce travel time from 20 minutes to five.
The UAE Relief Team has departed Sri Lanka after completing its humanitarian mission, carried out in response to the severe impact of Cyclone Ditwah and the landslides that struck the country.
