New York, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A single mutation gives SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, the ability to enter cells through another route, opening up the possibility of evading Covid antibodies or vaccines, finds a…
By Asanga Abeyagoonasekera In early June, US President Joe Biden, under an executive order, essentially blacklisted Chinese firms by prohibiting US investments in certain Chinese firms that “undermine the security or democratic values of the…
Brussels, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Social media companies such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube are not doing enough to stop the spread of misinformation about Covid-19 on their platforms, a new report has found. A…
By Hamza Ameer Muslim Bagh (Balochistan) It was indeed by far one of the biggest funerals in the history of Pashtuns as tens of thousands of supporters of former Pakistan Senator Usman Khan Kakar poured…
Sydney, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australia’s biggest city of Sydney will enter a week-long lockdown from Fridayas local health authorities are struggling to contain a fresh Covid-19 outbreak fueled by the highly infectious Delta variant. The…
Wellington, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) New Zealand on Friday extended the pause on quarantine free travel to the country from Australia’s New South Wales state for a further 12 days, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said….
Los Angeles, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has agreed on a $5.9 million-settlement for once-through cooling water discharges from its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The settlement, reached with the…
Wellington, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The New Zealand government announced on Friday that it is launching a program of work to strengthen social cohesion in the country and create a safer, more inclusive society. The work…
Sydney, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A pizza shop in Sydney is giving out free slices to people lining up to get tested for Covid-19 across the city. When Glen Mezei, owner of Site Pizza Bar located…
Manila, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Bank on Friday approved a $400 millionloan to support reforms that will assist the Philippine government in achieving a resilient financial sector and help ensure a more inclusive recovery…
Santiago, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chile unveiled the National Heat and Cold Strategy to have 80 per cent of the energy used for household heating and cooling become sustainable by 2050. According to the strategy unveiled…
Canberra, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australian experts have accused the federal government of a narrow-minded approach to the country’s coronavirus vaccine strategy. Former secretary of the Department of Health Stephen Duckett said on Friday that Australia’s…
New York, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A US court has suspended former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s license to practice law citing his “false and misleading statements” over former President Donald Trump’s loss in the…
Washington, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Washington and Tehran still have serious differences in restoring the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal after six rounds of talks, a senior US State Department official said. Washington and Tehran have had…
United Nations, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Tor Wennesland, has warned that the Egypt-brokered ceasefire reached last month between Israel and Hamas remains very fragile. In this…
Baghdad, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail announced the signing of an agreement with Masdar, a renewable energy developer based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to establish a solar energy project….
Geneva, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Too many barriers still prevent refugees from being vaccinated against Covid-19, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said, adding that only a small portion of the 82.4 million displaced individuals have received…
Washington, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, the Commerce Department reported. Upward revisions to non-residential fixed investment, private inventory investment,…
Ottawa, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada, has announced a preliminary discovery of 751 unmarked graves at a cemetery near a former indigenous residential school. The school named Marieval Indian Residential…
Moscow, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned UK Ambassador Deborah Bronnert and “strongly” protested against the violation by a British warship of Moscow’s “territorial waters” in the Black Sea. The Ministry in…