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01.06.2022 19:41

UAE announces 442 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths in last 24 hours

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 231,962 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reports.

01.06.2022 18:38

India logs 2,745 new COVID cases in last 24 hours

NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM India logged 2,745 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, 407 more than yesterday after a dip for the past few days, ANI quoted the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as saying on Wednesday.

01.06.2022 18:11

Kazakhstan and Switzerland mark 30 years of diplomatic relations

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Today marks 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Swiss Confederation, Kazinform has learned from the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry.

01.06.2022 14:44

Dubai named number one global destination for international association meetings in 2021

DUBAI. KAZINFORM - Dubai has been named the number one destination globally for association meetings in 2021 by a report of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). The newly-published ICCA Statistics Report ranked Dubai the top city in 2021 both for the number of meetings organised by international associations and estimated participants at these events, WAM reports.

01.06.2022 13:52

Japan expands daily arrival cap to 20,000 as COVID fears recede

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan doubled its cap on daily arrivals to the country to 20,000 from Wednesday as it continues to ease its COVID-19 border controls amid receding worries about the pandemic, Kyodo reports.

01.06.2022 12:13

Situation in Afghanistan discussed in Almaty by EU Special Representatives and CA countries

ALMATY. KAZINFORM - Meeting of the Special Representatives of the European Union and Central Asian countries on Afghanistan was held in Almaty. The extensive agenda of the event included an overview of current and new challenges to regional security in the context of the situation in Afghanistan. The conference participants reaffirmed their joint aspirations for a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan, Kazinform has learned from the press service of the Kazakh MFA.

01.06.2022 10:44

WHO says its European region is epicenter of monkeypox, with 218 confirmed cases

GENEVA. KAZINFORM The World Health Organization said Tuesday that its European Region is the epicenter of the largest, most geographically widespread monkeypox outbreak reported outside endemic areas in western and central Africa.

01.06.2022 10:08

1 dead, 13 injured after blast rocks restaurant in central China

CHANGSHA. KAZINFORM - One person had been killed and 13 others injured as of 10:30 a.m. after a blast rocked a rice noodle restaurant in Changsha County, central China's Hunan Province, at about 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the local publicity department, Xinhua reports.

01.06.2022 09:51

Kazakhstan, Mongolia aim to consolidate cooperation across entire spectrum of relations

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – On Tuesday in Nur-Sultan Kazakh-Mongolian political consultations were held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Batsumber Munkhjin with working visit, Kazinform cites the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry.

01.06.2022 09:15

S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases below 16,000 amid slowing virus trend

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to below 16,000 Wednesday amid a slowing virus trend, as authorities take steps for a return to pre-pandemic normalcy, Yonhap reports.

01.06.2022 07:17

Constitutional reform to allow citizens to participate widely in Government – Lithuanian Parliament

VILNIUS. KAZINFORM - The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan along with the «Kazakhstan-Lithuania» Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group held a round table in the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania dedicated to constitutional reforms in Kazakhstan, Kazinform has learned from the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry.

31.05.2022 22:20

COVID-19 kills 5 Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,315 with 5 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday, IRNA reports.

31.05.2022 21:43

Russia records 3,526 daily COVID-19 cases

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 3,526 over the past day to 18,331,363, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Tuesday, TASS reports.

31.05.2022 20:43

UAE announces 381 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths in last 24 hours

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 205,134 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reports.

31.05.2022 19:45

Inflation hits 6.9%, highest since 1986 - ISTAT

ROME. KAIZNFORM - Italy's annual inflation rate climbed to 6.9% this month, the highest level since it stood at 7% March 1986, according to a preliminary estimate released by ISTAT on Tuesday, ANSA reports.

31.05.2022 18:49

OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week

VIENNA/WARSAW. KAZINFORM The OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zbigniew Rau, will visit Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from 31 May to 6 June for meetings with high-level officials.

31.05.2022 18:17

U.S. COVID-19 cases six times more than last year as summer begins: report

LOS ANGELES. KAZINFORM As the United States marks Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer, the seven-day average for COVID-19 cases in the country are more than six times what they were a year ago, according to a report of The Hill.

31.05.2022 16:43

Wildfire spreading in Miryang, over 470 villagers evacuated in S. Korea

MIRYANG. KAZINFORM - A wildfire that broke out on a hill in the southern city of Miryang early Tuesday is spreading fast, forcing authorities to evacuate over 470 residents in nearby villages, Yonhap reports.

31.05.2022 16:14

UEFA launches independent probe into Champions League final fiasco

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - European football's governing body on Monday commissioned an independent report into the events that caused a delay of at least 30 minutes in the 2022 UEFA Champions League final, Anadolu Agency reports.

31.05.2022 15:49

WHO connects monkeypox spread to absence of smallpox immunity

GENEVA. KAZINFORM - The fast spread of monkeypox in non-endemic states may be connected to the lack of immunity for this disease in the vast majority of population, because vaccination against smallpox ended back in 20th century, says World Health Organization (WHO) Smallpox Secretariat head Dr. Rosamund Lewis, TASS reports.