New Zealand has reported two new COVID-19 cases, both related to recent travel from the UK.
It's the first cases reported in the country over the last 24 days.
New Zealand had lifted all social and economic restrictions except border controls last week, after declaring itself free of the coronavirus,
However, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had warned that new cases could come up as citizens return home.
So far, the country has recorded 22 deaths from the virus.
Nine days after disaster, two pulled alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel
Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River in Nepal, nine days after an ice, rock and mud slide swept through its valley, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands.
Air India sack Phuket-Delhi pilot who failed drug test
The pilot-in-command of an Air India flight from Phuket to New Delhi that dropped nearly 300 feet last month, injuring several passengers, has been dismissed after testing positive for a psychoactive substance.
Wildfires spread near Indonesia's new capital, prompting calls for action
Wildfires have begun spreading near Indonesia's under-construction new capital, prompting project authorities to urge the disaster mitigation agency to carry out cloud-seeding and water-bombing operations, officials said.
Philippine court issues warrant for VP Duterte's arrest in grave threats case
A Philippine court on Friday ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte in connection with a criminal case accusing her of making threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the first lady, and a former House speaker.
Typhoon Saudel brings torrential rain, flooding to China's coastal areas
China's southern coastal provinces of Fujian and Guangdong braced for further torrential rain on Friday, after severe downpours linked to Typhoon Saudel triggered flooding in urban and rural areas, swamping vehicles and causing a three-storey brick building to collapse.
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