Beijing, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Visiting WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday said that the global health body was confident in China’s epidemic prevention and control ability, amid the novel coronavirus outbreak that has claimed…
Ankara, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke to his US counterpart President Donald Trump on the phone and discussed regional issues, “particularly the situations in Syria and Libya”, authorities here said on…
By Aarti Tikoo Singh New Delhi/Islamabad, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Peshawar court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of human rights activist and Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen, who was arrested for sedition…
Colombo, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sri Lankan government is eyeing $2.5 billion in Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and exports of $13.5 billion this year, following improved policy stability, business confidence, tax cuts and a wide-ranging…
Washington, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US State Department has barred a journalist from the press pool for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s upcoming foreign trip, without providing a reason for the removal, it was reported…
London, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A man has been charged following the deaths of three Sikh men who were stabbed in a street fight in London, a media report said on Tuesday. The victims, Harinder Kumar…
Beijing, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thousands of health personnel on Tuesday arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, as the death toll due to the disease has increased to…
London, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Big Ben will not chime on the day the UK is set to exit the European Union (EU), after efforts failed to persuade the House of Commons to allow the…
London, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UK’s Prince Andrew has ignored requests from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for an interview about his friendship with late American financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a top…
Seoul, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 1,047 North Korean defectors arrived in South Korea last year, the lowest number in 18 years, according to data from the Unification Ministry. The total includes 202 males…
Hong Kong, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Few airlines in Asia were ramping up efforts to contain the risk of transmitting the novel coronavirus among staff and passengers, as the deadly disease has claimed the lives of…
Dubai, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Dubai-based Indian expat was sentenced to three months in prison for groping a woman in a mall, it was reported on Tuesday. According to Dubai public prosecution, the 33-year-old Indian…
Colombo, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lankan authorities have confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus after a Chinese woman was diagnosed with the disease, making the island nation the second South Asian country after Nepal…
Kabul, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the ongoing Doha talks, the US negotiators have asked the Taliban to agree to a long-term reduction in violence before signing the peace deal that both sides have discussed over…
Kabul, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project has faced another delay in Afghanistan over a postponement in land acquisition, among other issues, according to local authorities. The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum…
Wellington, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday announced that the 2020 General Election will be held on September 19. “I will be asking New Zealanders to continue to support my…
Beijing, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chinese health authorities on Tuesday that the death toll due to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in the country has increased to 106, with 4,515 confirmed cases in 30 provincial-level regions….
Beirut, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lebanons Parliament has approved the governments budget for 2020, despite attempts by anti-government protesters to prevent lawmakers from reaching the building. Seventy out of the 128 MPs on Monday managed to…
Brasilia, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll from the heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais has risen to 45, officials said, adding that a state of emergency had been declared in 101…
Washington, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has obtained $12 billion in financing commitments from more than a dozen banks to help alleviate the crisis over its 737 MAX jet, the design of which…