SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating soared 5.7 percentage points over the week to 43.6 percent this week, a weekly poll showed Thursday.

It marked the highest in eight weeks as voters positively saw the president's New Year press conference earlier this week. (S. Korea-President-Approval Rating)

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SEOUL -- South Korea reported 401 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 73,918.

The daily caseload stayed below 500 for four straight days after peaking at 1,240 on Dec. 25. (S. Korea-COVID-19)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Thursday reported five more imported COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 453, said a Ministry of Health statement.

The new cases included four Cambodian migrant workers returning from Thailand and one Cambodian traveler coming from the United States recently, the statement said, adding that they are currently undergoing treatment at designated COVID-19 hospitals. (Cambodia-COVID-19)

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NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,610,883 on Thursday as 15,223 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.

According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 152,869 with 151 new deaths. (India-COVID-19) Enditem

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