New York, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced gender inequality as an “overwhelming injustice” across the globe and said that the 21st century “must be the century for womens equality”. “Everywhere, women are…
Tehran, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Masoumeh Ebtekar, Irans Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, has announced that she has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus. Ebtekar, the first woman to become a minister since the…
Seoul, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of coronavirus cases in South Korea increased to 2,022 on Friday, with a total of 13 fatalities as the nation aggressively counters the fast-spreading virus with massive testing, particularly…
Washington, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The presidential campaign of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has downplayed the significance of the upcoming Democratic primary in South Carolina and said it was considering naming a potential…
Islamabad, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A top Pakistani official has said that the US has been invited to invest in projects of the multi billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as Washington expressed keen interest in increasing…
Lahore, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lahore High Court has sought replies from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and police on a petition against the holding of the Aurat March 2020, which is scheduled to take…
Islamabad, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that it had reached a staff-level agreement with the Pakistan government “on policies and reforms needed to complete the second review” of the $6 billion…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday condemned the violence in New Delhi in the last few days. In a statement, the OIC said it “condemns the recent and…
Moscow, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that an idea of having a body double was floated for the sake of ensuring his safety in the early 2000s, but he rejected it,…
Paris, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five people were killed and seven others injured in a building fire in the French city of Strasbourg on Thursday, the local fire service said in a statement. According to local…
Islamabad, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross visited Pakistan and explored areas where both countries could renew their economic partnership and step up efforts to enhance economic, trade and investment ties, the media…
London, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UK government is set to publish its strategy for post-Brexit trade talks on Thursday, as it prepares for formal negotiations with the European Union (EU). The government’s strategy will be…
Washington, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Jewish community in the US has voiced its support in an open letter for “their friends in the Chinese American and Chinese communities” against xenophobia over the novel coronavirus outbreak….
Riyadh, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Saudi Arabia authorities on Thursday have temporarily suspended entry for people planning to visit the Kingdom for ‘Umrah’ (Pilgrimage) or for visiting the Prophet’s mosque in Medina over fears of the…
Washington, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) An employee of a beer brewery in the US state of Wisconsin shot dead five of his colleagues before killing himself, police said. The incident took place on Wednesday at the…
San Francisco, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian-American Councilman and farmer Mani Grewal has launched his bid for the California state Senate District 5 seat with a strong campaign, a media report said. Grewal a Democrat from…
Seoul, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the US spoke on the phone on Thursday over joint efforts for Pyongyang’s denuclearization and a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul’s…
Washington, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Protests have been planned in the four US cities of Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco and New York on Friday against the violence in New Delhi that has so far claimed 22…
Colombo, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka’s Transport Ministry on Thursday said it will construct the country’s first electric rail track in the central highlands of Kandy to ease traffic and further develop the island’s transport…
Dubai, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Dubai court has sentenced an Indian cleaner to one year in jail after he was found guilty of stealing as many as 86 expensive watches, worth over 8.3 million dirhams…