Washington, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former US Vice President Joe Biden is likely to win Florida’s Democratic primary of the 2020 US presidential election, US media projected. Biden was expected to win the Democratic race with…
By Arul Louis New York, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dismissing Beijing’s criticism for calling COVID-19 a “Chinese virus”, US President Donald Trump has accused it of spreading false information about the US. “I didn’t appreciate the…
Washington, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US has imposed sanctions on Syrian Defence Minister Ali Abdullah Ayoub for his alleged actions of ceasefire obstruction in northern Syria, US State Department said in a statement. The statement…
By Arul Louis New York, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) As a semi-lockdown went into effect in Silicon Valley to combat the spread of coronavirus, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he is considering similar…
By Nikhila Natarajan New York, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) America’s leading infectious diseases scientist serving on the White House coronavirus task force is confident that the cocktail of containment and mitigation measures which has sent the…
New York, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) US equities rebounded, following a historic drop in the previous session, amid hopes for further stimulus measures to counter the novel coronavirus impact. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up…
By Arul Louis New York, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A top Indian American official, Seema Verma, is leading a push for a path-breaking telemedicine initiative using laptops and phones and apps like Skype to ease the…
Tehran, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iranian researchers have discovered a drug combination to heal the lesions in the lungs of COVID-19 patients, IRNA news agency quoted an Iranian health official as saying. Mostafa Qanei, head of…
Damascus, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Turkey-backed rebel groups violated the cease-fire in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, state news agency SANA reported. The rebels on Tuesday shelled several military positions in the Kafr-Nubul and Hazarin…
Baghdad, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iraq has confirmed one more death from COVID-19 and 21 new cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 154. The new cases included 17 in Baghdad, three…
Ottawa, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following the lead of the US, Britain and the European Union which have or are set to unveil economic relief measures in wake of coronavirus impact, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
London, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Tuesday termed coronavirus as an “economic emergency” as well as “a public health emergency” as he laid out a financial plan to safeguard…
San Jose, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Apple on Tuesday said its retail stores outside Greater China are closed until further notice owing to growing coronavirus concerns. Apple on Saturday had shut retail outlets outside Greater China…
Jerusalem, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Israeli government on Monday announced new restrictions across the country, including directing people to remain at home unless for urgent work and banning all public leisure activities, reports said. According…
Paris, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heading out of your house in France? Don’t forget to fill out the form stating out the reason if you want to avoid a 135-euro fine. According to the regulations that…
New York, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Older adults who are not vitamin D deficient have a better chance of walking after hip fracture surgery, say researchers suggesting that, taking 800 international units (IU), equivalent to 20…
San Francisco, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Intel has developed a unique chip that can recognise hazardous chemicals in the presence of significant noise and object occlusion. Called Loihi, the Intel’s neuromorphic research chip learnt each odour…
Baghdad, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iraqi President Barham Salih on Tuesday appointed Adnan al-Zurfi as the new Prime Minister-designate who will form an interim government, state media reported. Salih received al-Zurfi in his office in the…
San Francisco, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Intel has developed a chip that can recognise hazardous chemicals in the presence of significant noise and object occlusion. Called Loihi, the Intel’s neuromorphic research chip learnt each odour with…
Bangkok, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) After months of relatively low numbers of coronavirus cases and little impact surrounding the spread of the pandemic in much of Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines were on Tuesday…