Lucknow, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 32-year-old realtor was shot dead inside his car that was found parked at a deserted stretch in Kakori on the city’s outskirts. The realtor’s family has lodged a named FIR…
Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two goods trains collided head-on near Sultanpur Junction in the early hours of Thursday. The pilot of a goods train was injured, while six coaches were derailed. The Lucknow-Varanasi…
Rome, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italian officials criticised the new CO2 emissions reduction targets recently approved by the European Parliament for new vehicles, saying the targets were unrealistic. The targets, which ban the sale of carbon-emitting…
Kiev, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that he would retain his current position despite the reports of dismissal. Speaking with foreign journalists, Reznikov said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked him…
Los Angeles, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has initiated a multi-site clinical trial evaluating an investigational antiviral for the treatment of Covid-19, the agency has announced. The therapeutic, known as…
Geneva, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a widespread outbreak of the mpox (monkeypox) remained a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The WHO officially declared in July 2022 that…
Manila, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 rocked the Philippines on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said the quake, which occurred at 2:10…
Agartala, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The voting for the Tripura Assembly elections began on Thursday morning amid tight security measures, election officials said. Men and women in large numbers queued up in front of polling stations…
Lucknow, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a probe into the death of four infants, between February 10 and 14, at the government shelter. Another two infants from the government shelter are…
Brussels, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should commit to spending at least 2 per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defence by next year, the…
London, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-origin businessman has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment in the UK for having abused an interest free loan scheme provided to businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Kulwinder Singh…
Jerusalem, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Israel’s year-on-year inflation rose to 5.4 per cent in January, the highest since October 2008, according to figures released by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics. The 12-month inflation figure continued…
United Nations, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to renew Yemen sanctions measures of asset freeze and travel ban until November 15, 2023. Resolution 2675, unanimously adopted by the 15-member council,…
Harare, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Zimbabwe’s tourism industry generated $672.9 million in earnings last year, up 133 per cent from $288.8 million in 2021, which is in large part due to the removal of Covid-19 travel…
Beirut, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) inaugurated in Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek a dairy incubator that offers training to build the skills of the youth and creates employment…
Harare, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube launched a $10-million revolving facility to support value addition and beneficiation by artisanal and small-scale gold miners (ASGM) who account for the bulk of gold produced…
Dushanbe, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ten people were killed in avalanches in Tajikistan, according to the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense. Eight people died and 22 residential houses were destroyed after heavy snow hit…
Islamabad, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistani President Arif Alvi has said that his country needed to focus on improving the insurance sector to strengthen the national economy. “There is a great need to strengthen the insurance…
Johannesburg, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of five people have died while four others are missing as a result of heavy rains in South Africa’s Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces, according to the two provincial governments….
Jerusalem, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Israel planned to cancel the value-added tax (VAT) exemption for foreign tourists visiting the country, according to a comprehensive national economic plan issued by the finance ministry. Foreigners visiting Israel are…