Washington, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 15.1 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 621,800, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning,…
Washington, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US House of Representatives, where Democrats have a majority, approved legislation that would remove Confederate statues from the Capitol. The legislation was passed in a 305-113 vote, with all of…
Washington, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US House of Representatives, led by Democrats, passed legislation aimed at repealing the Trump administration’s travel bans. The National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act was passed with a…
Washington, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump announced that his administration is sending a “surge” of federal agents to Chicago as part of a plan to drive down what he called “violent crime.” “Today…
Jerusalem, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Israeli parliament passed a controversial law that allows the government full power to impose anti-coronavirus restrictions on the public. In a 48-35 majority, lawmakers voted to allow Prime Minister Benjamin…
Brasilia, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro again tested positive for the novel coronavirus, indicating he must remain in isolation, the president’s office said. Following his third positive test, taken on Tuesday, the office…
United Nations, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The COVID-19 pandemic has made the crisis in early childhood development worse, with more than 40 million children worldwide missing education in critical pre-school years, said a UN Children’s Fund…
Helsinki, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin dismissed domestic criticism that the European Union (EU) recovery package — clinched earlier this week at a special summit — is a move towards wider integration…
Geneva, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) United Nations (UN) agencies launched a database of laws that countries had implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help protect the health and well-being of individuals and communities. The…
Ankara, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ankara and Moscow announced that they agreed to consider establishing a joint working group to solve Libyan crisis, a joint statement said. The two countries “consider creating a Joint Working Group…
New York, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) US stocks ended volatile session higher as investors digested a slew of latest earnings reports. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 165.44 points, or 0.62 per cent, to…
Warsaw, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Banka criticized the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) report about WADA as “it’s full of inaccuracies and distortions”. In the…
London, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) A renowned British expert on global health has said he did not recognize the remarks made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who attacked the World Health Organization (WHO) during…
Beijing, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chinese Foreign Ministry refuted the claim by some US politicians that the novel coronavirus originated in a laboratory in Wuhan. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Wednesday made the remarks at a…
London, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a 350-million-pound (US $445.10-million) plan to cut emissions in heavy industry and drive economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The new funding will help drive…
By Arul Louis New York, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that he was confident that through “concerted effort”, India and the US can protect their interests in the…
New Delhi, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday commended India for banning 59 Chinese apps including TikTok citing a serious security risk even as he launched a scathing attack on…
London, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) People diagnosed with cancer more than 24 months ago are more likely to get severe Covid-19 infection, according to researchers. For the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Oncology, the…
San Francisco, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Enterprise messaging platform Slack on Wednesday filed an anti-competitive complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission, alleging that the tech giant abused its market dominance to kill the competition in…
New York, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion for 100 million doses of a potential Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, the two companies said on Wednesday….