Minsk, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The whereabouts of dissident Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, who was taken into custody after a passenger plane he was on was forced to land in Minsk, remain unknown on Monday. Protasevich,…
Colombo, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry on Monday denied claims that the “black fungus” infection has been detected in the country after rumours spread that a person was infected in the Eastern Province….
Nay Pyi Taw, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Myanmar’s ousted de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court on Monday, her first in-person appearance since the February 1 coup, to face a charge of “incitement…
Dubai, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) UAE flag carrier Emirates has announced the extension of its passenger flights from India until June 14 in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the South Asian country. The…
Male, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four suspects who have been arrested in connection to an attack on former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, have tested positive for Covid-19, Home Minister Imran Abdulla said on Monday. Responding to…
Colombo, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka’s Meteorology Department on Monday warned that heavy rains and strong winds were expected to hit the island nation in the coming days as a cyclonic storm was expected to…
Tokyo, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, on Monday began testing a mobile app to certify the Covid-19 status of passengers, in a move towards the country’s potential issuance of…
Kabul, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twenty Taliban militants and three Afghan security personnel were killed after forces foiled the group’s attacks on six districts in Badakhshan province on Monday, an official said. The Taliban militants, according…
Tokyo, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Japanese government on Monday opened large-scale inoculation centres in Tokyo and Osaka waimed at speeding up the country’s sluggish Covid-19 vaccination rollout. With just two months to go until the…
Perth, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The state of Western Australia (WA) will on Tuesday launch a new online booking system for Covid-19 inoculation as part of the government’s efforts to ramp up the vaccine rollout, authorities…
Islamabad, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) A new survey by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has revealed that the country’s literacy rate among children aged 10 and above has stagnated at 60 per cent. The survey…
Islamabad, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Officials of the High Commission of India in Islamabad along with their family members have been placed under quarantine after one of them tested positive for Covid-19 following their arrival in…
Kabul, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Units of the Afghan Special Forces stormed a Taliban hideout in northern Baghlan province and rescued eight security personnel from the armed group’s detention centre on Monday, an army statement said….
Wellington, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday welcomed the appointment of Cindy Kiro as the new Governor-General. Kiro’s appointment for a five-year term has been approved by the Queen and…
Melbourne, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Masks became mandatory on public transport in the Australian state of Victoria on Monday after authorities found two “likely positive cases” of Covid-19 in Melbourne city’s northern suburbs. From Monday, Melbourne…
Kinshasa, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 15 people were killed after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano located on the outskirts of Goma city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the…
Adelaide, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Universities in the state of South Australia (SA) have issued a plea to the federal government to allow international students to return to the country. According to data released on Monday,…
Brussels, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) European Union (EU) leaders have condemned the diversion of an Athens-Vilnius Ryanair flight to Minsk and warned possible sanctions against Belarus during the bloc’s summit scheduled for Monday. “I condemn in…
San Francisco, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and local authorities were working to tow away a dead gray whale that washed up on the Pacifica State Beach shore of…
Washington, May 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least nine people, including two girls, were killed and dozens injured in multiple shootings in several US states over the weekend, according to authorities and media reports. A 16-year-old girl…