United Nations, Feb 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A top UN official has said the Islamic State (IS) remains at the centre of the transnational terrorism threat, despite its defeat in Syria and the death of its longtime…
Washington, Feb 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump has dismissed two prominent witnesses who had testified against him in the impeachment trial, it was reported. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who was the main expert of…
Geneva, Feb 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Michael Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Program, urged that no stigma should be associated with the fast-spreading novel coronavirus. “It is the responsibility of us…
New York, Feb 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The state of New York is set to file a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s plan to block residents from participating in certain “trusted traveller programmes (TTPs)”…
Rome, Feb 7 (IANS/AKI) Italy is watching the government offensive in Syria’s rebel-held northwest province of Idlib “with concern and anxiety”, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. “We are following the developments…
Colombo, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday embarked on a two-day state-visit to India, during which the two neighbours were expected to finalise an implementation agenda for a $450 million…
Islamabad, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan’s National Assembly on Friday passed a resolution calling for the public hanging of offenders convicted for sexually abusing and murdering children by a majority of votes. The resolution was presented…
Beijing, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) From disinfection and street patrols to food and medicine delivery in quarantine wards, robots were being deployed at the front lines to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has…
Washington, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has defended her decision to tear up a copy of President Donald Trump State of the Union address, saying her actions was justified, media reports said. “I…
London, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UK’s Prince Andrew has asked to defer an honorary Navy promotion he was due to receive when he turned 60, according to the Buckingham Palace. Prince Andrew was set to…
Tokyo, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japan’s Health Ministry on Friday confirmed that the number of people who tested positive for the novel coronavirus on board a quarantined cruise ship off the coast of Yokohama has increased…
Beijing, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The genome sequence of the novel coronavirus strain separated from pangolins was 99 per cent identical to that from infected people, indicating that the scaly mammal may be an intermediate host…
Beijing, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chinese government governments highest anti-corruption agency is sending an investigation team to Hubei following public outrage over the death of a doctor who sounded an early alarm about the new…
Los Angeles, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Los Angeles-based Sikh-American couple run a food truck service, which dishes out 200 burritos on a daily basis, to feed the city’s homeless, it was reported. Ravi Singh and…
Kathmandu, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has directed authorities to bring back Nepalis stranded in from China amid the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, a media report said. At least 180 Nepali nationals,…
Dhaka, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought continued support of the European Union (EU) to ensure safe, dignified, and sustainable return of the displaced Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, a media…
Kabul, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the US-Taliban peace talks continue in Doha, Washington has made several new demands over the reduction in violence plan, informed sources have said. One of the demands is that the…
Colombo, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sri Lankan government on Friday will give a detailed statement to Parliament into the alleged financial irregularities in the transaction between SriLankan Airlines and Airbus following reports that the multinational…
Sydney, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australia’s bushfire-ravaged east coast was lashed by heavy rain on Friday, prompting authorities to issue flood warnings for the region. In the midst of the worst drought on record, the huge…
Hong Kong, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers of a Hong Kong university have invented a portable device to detect the deadly novel coronavirus that reduces the whole procedure from sampling to testing to merely 40 minutes….