Rome, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The northern Italian region of Lombardy, the one-time epicentre of the country’s coronavirus pandemic, has seen notable improvement in its COVID-19 data recently. The region that includes the Italian financial centre…
New York, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) New York City entered phase four of reopening without resuming additional indoor activities, as local officials were concerned about a potential second wave of coronavirus infections brought here from new…
Washington, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tens of thousands of workers across the US staged a strike to protest against racial injustice meted out to African-Americans, according to the organizers. Dubbed “Strike for Black Lives”, the nationwide…
Kathmandu, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Nepal government has decided to resume odomestic and international flight operations starting from August 17, nearly four months after they were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The suspension of…
Kiev, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the French Bureau of Investigation and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety would start decoding the blackboxes of the passenger airplane that was downed near Tehran…
Jerusalem, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Israel has extended flight restrictions until at least September 1, the counrty’s airports authority said. The extension of the restrictions came following the recent sharp increase in coronavirus morbidity in Israel,…
Canberra, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison flagged major changes to the government’s coronavirus support packages, while pledging “targeted” economic backing. Morrison told reporters on Monday that the “Jobseeker” and “Jobkeeper” schemes will…
Hong Kong, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hong Kong’s unemployment rate remained the highest in more than 15 years during the past three months as the economy was still struggling against double blows from the ongoing COVID-19…
Brussels, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that citizens of Europe were “waiting for a strong recovery plan”, hinting that the four-day marathon European Union (EU) summit may end on…
Washington, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US’ plan of reducing American troops from South Korea has drawn harsh criticism from inside President Donald Trump’s Republican party, as well as from experts. US media reported recently that…
Washington, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to over 14.6 million, while the deaths have topped to more than 609,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Tuesday…
United Nations, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United Nations headquarters in New York started its phase one reopening after it had remained physically close over the past four months to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. “Phase…
Washington, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump called wearing masks “patriotic,” seemingly endorsing the practice after an interview aired just the previous day in which he denied the effectiveness of doing so in curbing…
Washington, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi called for immediate de-escalation in Libya. In a phone conversation on Monday, the two leaders “affirmed the need for immediate de-escalation…
Damascus, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Syrian air defenses responded to an Israeli missile attack over the capital Damascus, state news agency SANA reported. The Israeli warplanes on Monday evening launched their attack from over the…
Los Angeles, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several wildfires burning in US state of Californian spread, prompting local authorities to issue mandatory evacuations. In the northern Lassen County, Hog Fire, which was first reported Saturday afternoon, grew…
Geneva, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that his organization is deeply concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples in the Americas, the current epicenter of the…
Beijing, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United States should discard its Cold War mentality, zero-sum game mindset, and ideological prejudice, and correctly view China and China-US relations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a…
United Nations, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the international community to promote justice and combat racism in all its manifestations. “Every day, in our work across the world, we must…
Moscow, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The share of modern warships in the Russian navy should exceed 70 per cent by 2027, President Vladimir Putin said. “We will continue to pursue a course towards the development of…