Hong Kong, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A popular slogan of Hong Kong’s months-long anti-government protests was spray-painted on the wall outside one of the Chinese Armys bases in the city, it was reported on Thursday. The…
Vientiane, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) kicked off a Special Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Coronavirus Disease here on Thursday to discuss coordinating efforts in fighting against the COVID-19…
Hong Kong, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 100 Hong Kong citizens stranded on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan, arrived in the city onboard a chartered plane on Thursday. They were immediately…
Canberra, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday announced a national inquiry into the the devastating bushfires that claimed the lives of at least 33 people, killed millions of animals and destroyed…
New York, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nazia Aibani, a New York-based Indian-American Muslim entreprenuer, has launched a special type of clarified butter called ‘Holi Ghee’ to add more taste to the Holi delicacies like ‘matthis’ and…
Washington, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Disenchanted by the restrictive visa policies in the US, the number of Indians getting permanent residency in Canada increased by 105 per cent in the first 11 months of 2019 alone,…
Dubai, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A UAE-based Indian cleaner has gone on trial in Dubai after he allegedly stole as many as 86 expensive watches worth over 8.3 million dirhams ($2 million), a media report said…
Islamabad, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The families of Pakistani citizens who have not been evacuated from China amid the coronavirus outbreak have rejected a government briefing, while calling for their return, it was reported on Thursday….
Tokyo, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two people who were on board a cruise ship quarantined in Japan earlier this month and had contracted the novel coronavirus, have died, state media reported Thursday, taking the overall toll…
Colombo, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The public opening of the Lotus Tower in Colombo, which was officially inaugurated by former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena last year, has been further delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak,…
Kabul, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has said that the UN stands ready to work with the future administration in the South Asian country after Ashraf Ghani secured a second…
Dhaka, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh has begun its first nationwide vaccination drive against cholera as the country joined the global effort to eliminate the endemic disease that infects thousands of people each year. As part…
Damascus, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Syrian government has reopened the Aleppo airport after it was closed down nearly eight years ago. The reopening on Wednesday came after regime forces, backed by Russian troops, re-took control…
Ankara, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that an operation in the Syrian province of Idlib was imminent in what he said was a “final warning” to the regime in Damascus,…
Washington, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The policies carried out by US President Donald Trump’s administration to stem the flow of undocumented migrants across the US-Mexico border constitute crimes against humanity, Democratic presidential candidate and billionaire hedge-fund…
Canberra, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australian flag carrier Qantas announced on Thursday that it would slash flights across Asia as the coronavirus outbreak continues to damage airlines around the world. In a statement, the company said…
Beijing, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The overall death toll in China due to the deadly coronavirus has increased to 2,118, with a total of 74,576 confirmed cases, health authorities said on Thursday. The National Health Commission…
Islamabad, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan’s federal cabinet might discuss the “mysterious escape” of former spokesman for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan from the custody of security agencies at its meeting on Thursday, a…
By Nikhila Natarajan New York, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump’s worry about trade deficits with countries like India “does not make much sense” and he should instead see it as a sign of…
London, Feb 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the British government. It is urging employers to “move away” from relying on “cheap labour” from Europe and invest…