Russia registered 10,535 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 10,565 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,278,750, the coronavirus response center said on Wednesday

An explosive device went off in a coronavirus testing center in the western Dutch province of North Holland, the town of Bovenkarspel, leaving no one injured, the provincial police department said on Wednesday

South Korean sports officials are engaged in talks with the national health authorities on vaccinating athletes who will partake in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games expected this summer, against the coronavirus, media reported on Wednesday

Two South Korean citizens, who had multiple underlying diseases, died after receiving AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine, media reported on Wednesday, citing officials

The 80-year-old Brazilian football legend, Pele, has received a COVID-19 vaccine and called on everyone to show social responsibility and follow suit

The Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus has called on the government to prevent the song chosen by state broadcaster CyBC, which is entitled "El Diablo" ("The Devil"), from representing the island nation in this year's Eurovision song contest