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.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teens in escalating West Bank violence
Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers during an overnight raid on a town near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, residents said, as violence surges in the territory with a growing number of dead.
Death toll from Indonesia's Central Java landslides rises to 30
The death toll from landslides in two regions of Indonesia's Central Java has risen to 30 as rescue efforts continued, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Friday.
Draft COP30 deal drops effort for fossil fuel transition agreement
COP30 summit president Brazil released a draft text for a proposed deal for this year's UN climate summit early on Friday, dropping a proposal to develop a global plan to shift away from fossil fuels that had been included in an earlier version.
Earthquake jolts Bangladesh, killing five and injuring around 100
At least five people were killed and around 100 injured after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, the government said, with buildings damaged in many areas including the densely populated capital Dhaka.
Fire disrupts COP30 climate talks as UN chief urges deal
Talks at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil were disrupted on Thursday after a fire broke out in the venue, triggering an evacuation just as negotiators were hunkering down to try to land a deal to strengthen international climate efforts.
