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Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and other news in Turkey and around the world.
Coronavirus and other developments in Turkey
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake jolted the same region late Monday, according to the nation’s disaster agency.
The death toll from last week’s powerful earthquake in Turkey’s Aegean region now stands at 111, authorities said on Tuesday.
Turkish police launched an anti-bribery operation early Tuesday against 83 suspects accused of issuing illegal residence permits to foreigners.
A 3-year-old girl was pulled out of the rubble alive on Tuesday days after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Turkey's Aegean region.
A total of 37 passengers were rescued from a boat which capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off southern Turkey, Turkish Coast Guard Command said Tuesday.
Turkey and Bangladesh discussed ways to step up joint humanitarian activities to help Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar, southeastern Bangladesh.
At least four people were arrested in southeastern Turkey for their suspected links to PKK/ KCK terror organization, an official statement said.
Turkey registered 2,343 more novel coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, according to Health Ministry data released Tuesday.
The Turkish leader on Tuesday announced measures to be reintroduced to stem the spread of coronavirus, with several public places to close earlier.
Three PKK terrorists, including one who had been in ranks of terrorist group for 21 years, surrendered to security forces in southeastern Turkey following persuasion efforts.
COVID-19 updates worldwide
The death toll in Latin America and the Caribbean from the novel coronavirus rose to 422,102 Monday, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University.
Over 70 new COVID-19 cases have taken Nigeria’s tally past 63,000, authorities said on Tuesday.
Vietnam has started coronavirus vaccine trials on monkeys, local media reported on Tuesday.
India on Tuesday reported over 38,000 more cases of the novel coronavirus as people in the eastern state of Bihar line up to vote in a second phase of regional elections.
At least 161 doctors in Indonesia have died due to the novel coronavirus, a medical association said on Tuesday.
Israel has closed Gilboa prison, where 360 Palestinian detainees are held, as more coronavirus infections were reported inside the facility, according to the Israeli Prison Service.
Afghanistan on Monday made the use of face masks mandatory in public places across the country in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
In the wake of a recent surge in coronavirus infections, a full lockdown will come into effect in Greece’s Thessaloniki and Serres cities from Tuesday.
The coronavirus death toll in Nepal crossed the 1,000 mark, with the number of cases nearing 180,000, the country's Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Iran recorded 422 coronavirus-related deaths and saw its worst day of fresh case count with 8,932, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
France reported 426 COVID-19 fatalities in hospitals over past 24 hours, another 428 people died in nursing homes in last 4 days.
The pressure on Spain’s hospitals continues to grow, with the Health Ministry reporting nearly 800 more active COVID-19 patients on Tuesday compared to Monday.
Upper Karabakh conflict
As Armenia continues to violate the cease-fire, Azerbaijan’s forces successfully repulsed the attacks and maintained its superiority, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Azerbaijan's army on Tuesday destroyed two ammunition depots belonging to the Armenian army in an operation launched to protect its territories.
Other developments
Myanmar's government and its military should stop persecuting opposition supporters, including journalists and student protestors, ahead of the general election on Nov. 8, a UN human rights expert said Monday.
At least four people were killed and 22 more were wounded in a terror attack in the Austrian capital, an official said on Tuesday.
A court case began Monday in the Canadian province of Quebec over its controversial Bill 21, which bans most public servants from wearing religious symbols at work such as hijabs, with a Muslim teacher saying she felt “excluded” from society.
A Turkish man who was wounded in Monday’s terrorist attack in the Austrian capital told Anadolu Agency how he barely escaped death at the hands of one of the gunmen.
Afghanistan marked a national day of mourning on Tuesday in connection with a brazen Kabul University attack that left at least 19 students and teachers dead a day earlier.
Americans across the country are preparing to head to polling stations Tuesday after record-breaking numbers of people cast early ballots in this year's race for the White House.
Qatar will hold the first election for the Shura Council in October of next year, according to the country’s ruler on Tuesday.
Police have taken four new suspects into custody over the deadly knife attacks in the French city of Nice last Thursday, adding to three others who remain in custody.
The West African nation of Sierra Leone on Tuesday opened its first embassy in Turkey’s capital Ankara.
Israeli military bulldozers demolished 11 Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, citing lack of permits, according to a Palestinian official on Tuesday.
