Colombo, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four people were killed and over 170,000 were affected by days of strong gales and heavy rains which lashed Sri Lanka in recent days, the Disaster Management Centre said on Saturday….
Washington, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) An unruly US passenger was arrested after he allegedly tried to breach the cockpit on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Nashville, said authorities Friday. Delta on Friday…
Mexico City, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mexico is gearing up for the largest ever mid-term elections in the country’s history on Sunday, with tens of thousands of candidates vying to fill more than 20,000 public posts,…
Moscow, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the need to join efforts globally in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The world has not yet recovered from the difficulties and restrictions caused by…
Ankara, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Turkey has discovered 135 billion cubic meters of addition natural gas in the Black Sea, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. The new discovery in the Amasra-1 field has raised the total…
Baghdad, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) French President Emmanuel Macron said that his government is ready to support the Iraqi parliamentary elections slated for October 10, according to an official statement issued in Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister…
San Francisco, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Facebook has suspended US former President Donald Trump from its platforms for two years, the maximum penalty under a newly revealed set of rules for suspending public figures, a move…
Bern, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Swiss Federal Council announced that certificates for Covid-19, both in electronic and paper form, will be issued from June 7 onwards and the complete system surrounding certificates should be ready…
United Nations, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amidst the triple environmental threats of biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched “an unprecedented effort to heal the Earth”. Kicking off the UN Decade…
Gaza, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Egypt has sent massive engineering equipment and crew to the Gaza Strip for its reconstruction after the 11-day devastating bloodshed in and around the Palestinian enclave last month. The equipment, including…
Rome, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Italy’s economy is poised to start a period of “sustained growth”, according to the country’s National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT). The institute on Friday predicted that the country’s economy would grow…
Ramallah, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 113 Palestinian protesters were injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, medical sources said. The clashes broke out on Friday when Israeli soldiers dispersed an…
Brussels, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A court in Brussels is expected to announce its verdict “as soon as possible” on the ongoing spat between the European Union (EU) and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca over shortfalls in…
Beirut, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lebanon’s Civil Aviation Authority announced that inbound travellers from the UK and Brazil will have to undergo a five-day mandatory quarantine at designated hotels. Passengers without a booking in the listed…
Abuja, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Nigerian government has indefinitely suspended Twitter, just days after it accused the US micro-blogging platform of double standards and supporting the secessionists in the west African country. Information and Culture…
Moscow, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russia and the US must try to find ways to mend the tense bilateral relations, which are currently at an extremely low level, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Addressing the 24th…
London, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UK has reported the highest single-day coronavirus case surge in more than two months, according to official figures. The new 6,238 coronavirus cases on Friday increased the country’s overall infection…
Budapest, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hungary will end its mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign as it switches to “standby” inoculation, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said here. “Hungary will switch from mass vaccination to a slower, individual program:…
Bangkok, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) As Thailand continues to battle its third and worst wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities have said that the country’s largest resort island Phuket remained on track to reopen to vaccinated…
Nay Pyi Taw, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Myanmar’s Health and Sports Ministry imposed a stay-at-home order in four more towns of Chin state, state-run media reported. The stay-at-home order, which will be in effect on Saturday,…