NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally reached 9,571,559 on Friday as 36,595 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry.

According to the data, the death toll mounted to 139,188 as 540 COVID patients died since Thursday morning. (India-COVID-19)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with Britain's Prince Charles and exchanged views on COVID-19, climate change and biodiversity, the prime minister's office said.

Khan expressed condolences on the loss of lives in Britain due to the pandemic and underlined that international cooperation was pivotal for success in fighting against the disease, a statement from the prime minister's office said late Thursday. (Pakistan-Britain-Ties)

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BANGKOK -- Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) said on Friday that severe flooding in southern Thailand killed nine people and another one reportedly went missing, while 91,686 households were affected.

The Royal Thai Army personnel were assisting flood victims in seven provinces to higher grounds. (Thailand-Flooding)

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SYDNEY -- Australia had experienced an unprecedented online shopping boom amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with a record number of parcels to deliver every day this week, Australia Post said on Friday.

Over 2 million Australian families had placed orders online during the 2020 Black Friday/Cyber Monday online shopping sales period, up more than 42 per cent for the same period, beating the record set in 2019, according to a statement from Australia Post. (Australia-Online Shopping) Enditem

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