Colombo, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sri Lankan government has decided not to sign the $480 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement with the US, taking into consideration the recommendations of a Committee that found some…
Beijing, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, China’s manufacturing industry registered its worst data in February since official record keeping began in 2005, with the benchmark indicator Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) plummeting…
Washington, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Santa Clara County Public Health Department in Northern California has confirmed a second coronavirus case of unknown origin, bringing the total number of infections in the US to 60. On…
Seoul, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea on Saturday warned a large number of virus cases will be reported in Daegu, the epicentre of the country’svirus outbreak, as the total number of infections rose to 2,931,…
Beijing, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) China’s manufacturing industry registered its worst data in February since official record keeping began in 2005, with the benchmark indicator Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) plummeting 14.3 points, the National Bureau of…
Washington, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fox News announced that it was hosting a town hall for Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg on March 2, a day before the “Super Tuesday” polls when the former New York…
Washington, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina nears, progressive candidate Bernie Sanders boasted of previous victories in the intra-party races in New Hampshire and Nevada, while taking aim at centrist…
San Francisco, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Google employee in Switzerland was tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday, as tech giants like Amazon announced travel restrictions for employees amid growing fears of a…
Baghdad, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi has requested to postpone an extraordinary Parliament session to vote on his cabinet until Sunday. “In order to complete the cabinet formation, we want to…
Washington, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump will engage in further tax cuts if he gets re-elected in the November election, while building on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, said Acting…
By Nikhila Natarajan New York, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Coronavirus fears triggered yet another full day of bruising sell-offs on Wall Street which ended Friday with its worst week since the height of the 2008 financial…
Tehran, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Iranian lawmaker said the countrys Parliament was considering whether to suspend sessions due to the outbreak of the COVID-19, as authorities predict a surge in infections in the upcoming week….
Washington, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) U. President Donald Trump spoke to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the phone over the escalating tense situation in northwest Syria, said the White House. In the call on…
Riyadh, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Saudi Arabia has announced the temporary suspension of the entry of Gulf nationals to the holy sites of Mecca and Medina as part of the Kingdom’s precautionary measures against the deadly…
Ramallah, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dozens of Palestinians were injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in different areas in the West Bank, medics said. Around 134 Palestinians were injured by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire, rubber bullets and…
United Nations, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the Syrian conflict has changed in its nature, calling on concerned parties to heed the risk that the military escalation in northwest Syria might…
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mahathir Mohamad, who resigned earlier this week as Malaysia’s Prime Minister, re-emerged as a candidate for the post on Saturday after receiving support from the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruling coalition….
Doha/Kabul, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Foreign ministers and representatives from almost 30 countries and international organisations have arrived in the Qatari capital of Doha to witness the signing of the historic US-Taliban peace deal on Saturday,…
Islamabad, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A coalition comprising digital media giants Facebook, Google and Twitter (among others) have spoken out against the new regulations approved by the Pakistani government for social media, threatening to suspend services…
Islamabad, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan can boost its gross domestic product (GDP) by 33 per cent by ensuring the financial inclusion of women and girls, according to speakers at a youth dialogue here. The dialogue…