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Added on the 14/01/2022 11:46:52 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Hundreds of thousands of Indian pilgrims begin packing an island in the Ganges for a vast religious festival as Covid-19 cases surge nationwide.
The 7-day rolling average of new daily cases edged slightly lower over the past week to 85.55 new cases per 100,000 people.
Thousands of people gathered at a vaccination centre in the Indonesian city of Tangerang on Tuesday, though many had not registered in advance and were blocked from entering the centre.
A parade involving the centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ, which is believed to have miraculous healing powers, was cancelled because of the pandemic.
Thousands of fresh graves are being dug in the Santiago's main cemetery amid a spike in Chile's COVID-19 cases.
U.S.-led air strikes hit 10 units of Islamic State fighters in Syria in recent days as well as militants with the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan Group. Jillian Kitchener reports.