Addis Ababa, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 100 people were killed in an armed attack earlier this week in west Ethiopia, the country’s federal rights group confirmed. The bloodshed took place in the village of…
Lisbon, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three new variants of the novel coronavirus were detected in Portugal amidst the ongoing second wave of the pandemic in the country, a top health official has confirmed. “We now verify,…
Tripoli, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Libyan authorities said that four unidentified bodies were recovered from two newly discovered mass graves in the city of Tarhuna, some 90 km south of the capital Tripoli. Each of the…
Brasilia, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Brazil created 414,556 formal jobs in November, marking five consecutive months of growth and a record high for the month since 1992, the Economy Ministry said. In November, the Brazilian economy…
Paris, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahead of the Christmas holidays, France has reported 14,929 fresh coronavirus cases and 276 fatalities in the past 24 hours, which increased the overall infection tally and death toll to 2,562,615…
United Nations, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Humanitarian assistance has started to gradually trickle into Ethiopia’s Tigray region although access is limited in areas where conflict is ongoing, said a UN spokesman. The World Health Organization has…
Cairo, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Egypt has witnessed a sudden spike in the number of fresh coronavirus cases as the North African country reported 911 new infections and 42 deaths in the last 24 hours, Health…
Beirut, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said that existing complications were hindering the formation of a new government. In a statement on Wednesday, Hariri said that he was still consulting with President…
Baghdad, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Iraqi government has urged the US to reconsider its decision of granting pardons to four former contractors of private security company Blackwater who were convicted over the 2007 killing of…
Ramallah, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said that resolving the conflict with Israel must be within an international framework and based on international law. Ishtaye made the remarks on Wednesday following a…
Ottawa, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.4 per cent in October after a 0.8 per cent increase in September, according to official figures. In its latest update, Statistics Canada on Wednesday…
Los Angeles, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Los Angeles County, the most populous in the US, has once again reported the highest number of single-day coronavirus cases and deaths, along with hospitalisations. On Wednesday, the county’s Department…
London, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) After the discovery of a second new variant of the novel coronavirus in Britain, the UK has reported the highest number of single-day Covid-19 fatalities since late April. According to official…
Washington, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of initial unemployment claims in the US fell to 803,000 last week, the first decline in three weeks, the Labour Department reported. In the week ending December 19, the…
Ottawa, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that his government will extend the ban on passenger flights from the UK until January 6 in the wake of the discovery of two…
New York, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Anybody visiting or returning to New York City during the upcoming holiday season will be subject to mandatory quarantine and a $1,000 fine if not followed, Mayor Bill de Blasio…
Karachi, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Dhabeji Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to be developed under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Sindh province will generate $1 billion investment and provide 100,000 direct and…
Seoul, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea has introduced mobile edge computing (MEC) technology at Incheon International Airport to operate an artificial intelligence (AI) system that screens potential Covid-19 patients in a move to step up…
Washington, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has urged the public to avoid travel and stay at home during the Christmas holidays in an effort to curb the further…
Washington, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 78.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.72 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update…