Havana, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US trade embargo against Cuba has caused more than $144 billion in losses for the island nation’s economy in the past six decades, Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez said. The…
Jerusalem, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Israeli war planes on Friday attacked military sites that belong to the Islamic Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, according to security sources. The sources said the Israeli army war jets…
By Arul Louis New York, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) With a microphone muzzle in place for most of the last presidential debate, a somewhat chastened US President Donald Trump took the stage with his Democratic challenger…
Caracas, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) announced that the campaigning for the December 6 legislative elections will begin on November 3. “The electoral campaign for the parliamentary elections will begin on November…
Washington, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US has imposed new sanctions on five Iranian entities for “attempting to influence” the November 3 American presidential election. In a statement on Thursday, the Treasury Department said its Office…
Washington, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) American multinational retail corporation Walmart announced it has filed a pre-emptive lawsuit against the US government to thwart its “completely unjustified” attempt to hold the company legally accountable over opioid abuse…
Washington, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Republicans lawmakers the US Senate Judiciary Committee have voted to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s replacement for late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, to the Supreme…
Moscow, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that even if the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with the US expires, Mowcow can ensure its security with modern weapons. “We are…
Beirut, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has announced that he will form a specialists’ cabinet quickly to start with the implementation of structural reforms, aiming to save the country from its current…
London, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reiterated his stand to avoid a national lockdown against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying his government will work hard to protect jobs and put the country…
Moscow, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Edward Snowden, the former US National Security Agency contractor who leaked classified documents on American surveillance programmes, has obtained Russias open-ended residence permit, his lawyer told the media. “Snowden was granted…
Washington, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Covid-19 vaccine could be available to “all Americans” by early April 2021, US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar said. “By the end of January, enough vaccine for…
Rome, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Over 21.7 million Italians, making up over one-third of the country’s population, have been placed under curfew amid a spike in the number of new coronavirus cases, according to officials. On…
Washington, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has pressed for immediate negotiations with Russia to finalize a verifiable agreement as the two sides seem moving closer to extend a key nuclear arms…
Washington, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three US cities of New York, Seattle and Portland have filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s memorandum which orders federal agencies to withhold federal grant funds from so-called “anarchist…
Washington, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US’ faltering response to the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in 130,000 to 210,000 deaths that could have been avoided, according to a report by the Columbia University. “Through comparative analysis…
By Arul Louis New York, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump has described India and its air as “filthy” during the last presidential debate with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden while discussing the environment…
Sao Paulo, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The biggest Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, also the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, will resume in-person secondary school classes from November 3, Mayor Bruno Covas said….
United Nations, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for investment in culture to promote global solidarity amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Guterres made the appeal on Thursday at a UN Day concert,…
Washington, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to 41.5 million, while the deaths have soared to 1,135,880, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the total…