Paris, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) France will further unwind anti-coronavirus lockdown from June 2, lifting 100-km travel restriction and allowing non-essential businesses, parks and beaches to reopen, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on Thursday. The last…
United Nations, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said that attention should be given to increasing risk of nuclear proliferation and the lawlessness of cyberspace, while the international community has been…
By Nikhila Natarajan New York, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two days after Twitter introduced fact checks that showed up on US President Donald Trump’s tweets, Trump on Thursday signed an executive order threatening to slash protections…
London, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday said it plans to produce 1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccine adjuvant, an ingredient that makes vaccines work better, in 2021 to support multiple Covid-19 vaccine…
New York, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Early exposure to anaesthetics in life may make adolescents more susceptible to developing alcohol use disorder (AUD), warn researchers. Anaesthetics are commonly used drugs in the healthcare field and are…
Canberra, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has decided to end publication of dozens of newspapers in Australia, and print edition of over 100 other regional and community publications as part of a major…
Sydney, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The prevalence of ‘silent’ symptomless COVID-19 infections may be much higher than thought and as countries progress out of lockdown, a high proportion of asymptomatic individuals may mean a much higher…
Kabul, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Afghan government and the Taliban on Thursday resumed prisoner swap talks after weeks of deadly violence and an impasse that delayed the beginning of peace negotiations for nearly two months….
London, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thousands of contact tracers were making their first phone calls to track down people who will be told to self-isolate under new test and trace schemes which began in England and…
Washington, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Clashes erupted between protesters and police in the US city of Minneapolis over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody, the media reported. Video footage emerged showing, George…
Riyadh, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Saudi Arabia on Thursday started easing a five-day nationwide lockdown imposed during the festival of Eid amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A round-the-clock curfew has been partially relaxed except in the holy…
Beijing, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei on Thursday protested against the decision of a Canadian court on the company’s CFO Meng Wangzhou, which has declined to invalidate a request from the US for…
Sharjah, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian worker was stabbed to death in Sharjah, police has confirmed. The 27-year-old victim from Telangana was allegedly stabbed in the stomach on May 23 by another worker at a…
Washington, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump thanked Indian-American Seema Verma, a key member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, for “working hard” on evolving Medicares ‘Senior Savings Model, which will cap insulin…
Tehran, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iranian lawmakers on Thursday unanimously elected Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the former mayor of capital Tehran, as the speaker of the country’s new parliament. Qalibaf won 230 votes from the 267 MPs,…
Kathmandu, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) While Nepal is under a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here is being renovated to resume flight operations soon, a spokesperson said. Taking advantage of…
Hong Kong, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Emergency services were called into Hong Kong Legislative Council’s (Legco) chamber on Thursday after an opposition lawmaker hurled a container of foul-smelling rotten plants at the President’s seat as a…
Beijing, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Peoples Congress (NPC), Chinas top legislature, on Thursday endorsed a resolution authorising its Standing Committee to tailor-make a national security law for Hong Kong. Thursday afternoon’s vote took place…
Tokyo, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The iconic Tokyo Tower reopened to the public on Thursday after the health emergency restrictions imposed in Japan due to COVID-19 were lifted earlier this week. Visitors can enter the 333-metre…
Dhaka, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bangladesh government has decided not to extend the ongoing shutdown over the coronavirus pandemic, allowing offices to reopen on May 31, the media reported. Offices and other workplaces will be…