Monrovia, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 29 people have been confirmed dead in a stampede during an open-air church service in Liberia’s Kru Town, a suburb of the capital Monrovia, police said. The incident occurred…
Seoul, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US and seven other members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) have urged the full implementation of sanctions on North Korea. Thursday’s call came after China blocked a US proposal…
Los Angeles, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) LA Art Show, the most comprehensive international contemporary art show in US West Coast, has returned to the Los Angeles Convention Center as an in-person event despite the ongoing Covid-19…
Copenhagen, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) A fact sheet addressing “speculation, assumptions and misinformation being communicated about the Omicron Covid-19 variant” was released by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen. According to…
Khartoum, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sudan’s ruling and military-dominated Transitional Sovereign Council has agreed to the formation of a government led by a civilian Prime Minister to complete the tasks of the ongoing transitional period. Chairman…
Paris, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced that the government will proceed to ease certain Covid-19 related restrictions in February. During a press conference on Thursday evening, Castex stressed that the Omicron…
Stockholm, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sweden will relax quarantine rules to prevent the collapse of critical services as the Omicron variant spreads across the country, causing severe staff shortages. “We now see a massive impact on…
Dharamsala, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) An advocacy group working to promote democratic freedoms for Tibetans has written to NBC, the US broadcaster of the Olympics, urging them to include China’s oppression in Tibet in their coverage…
Bangkok, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thailand will resume its quarantine-free travel scheme for fully-vaccinated inbound visitors from next month, the country’s Covid-19 task force announced. The ‘Test & Go’ quarantine exemption scheme was suspended from December…
Geneva, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer connected live to a session at the Davos Agenda 2022 from the International Space Station (ISS), somewhere high above the Pacific, to discuss how…
Suva, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN is on standby with teams and emergency supplies to assist Tonga, and the UN staff who are based in the tsunami-hit island nation are working to assist coordination and…
Kabul, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has said that reopening schools for girls across the country was their responsibility and not due to world pressure. The remarks were made by Acting Minister…
Kabul, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the central bank of the country, has announced that the UN has sent $32 million in cash to the war-torn nation as part of the world body’s…
Washington, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 340.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.57 million and vaccinations to over 9.73 billion,…
Seoul, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government will lower the age of eligibility for Covid-19 treatment pills from 65 to 60 to better contain the spread of the omicron variant, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday….
Seoul, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed over 6,000 for a second straight day on Friday amid concerns over the spread of the omicron variant ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday….
Berlin, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Germany’s seven-day Covid-19 incidence rate exceeded 600 for the first time as 638.8 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants were recorded, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases has said. Due…
Tehran, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that his country seeks “maximum interaction” with all countries, especially its neighbours and allies. Through the interactions and cooperation, the mutual interests of countries are…
Jakarta, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indonesia has confirmed 2,116 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since August 7 last year, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the archipelago. The increase of infections has…
By Ashis Ray London, Jan 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The two senior cabinet ministers of Indian origin in the British government – Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Priti Patel – do not appear…