London, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) In his first budget, Rishi Sunak, the UK’s new Indian-origin Chancellor, has abolished the ‘tampon tax’ or a VAT on sanitary products, a policy which had been widely criticised for years….
Dubai, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Consulate General of India in Dubai has repatriated the mortal remains of a third Indian who was killed in a fire on board an oil tanker off the coast of…
Colombo, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka’s National Election Commission (EC) has invited foreign observers for the April 25 parliamentary polls. Commission member S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole told the Daily Mirror newspaper on Thursday that observers…
Kabul, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, has expressed hope for the intra-Afghan talks between the Kabul government and the Taliban would conclude in 100 days. Khalilzad, who signed…
Baghdad, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two Americans and a British soldier were killed, while 12 others injured after a base hosting US and UK troops in Iraq was hit by a rocket attack, it was reported…
Islamabad, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Pakistan Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Defence to submit a statement containing details about the sentences awarded by military courts. The court gave the directive during a hearing…
Beijing, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Efforts to develop a vaccine were underway in China in partnership with researchers from other countries, with work focusing on five main types, a media report said on Thursday. As of…
Doha, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of coronavirus cases in Qatar jumped to 238 in a span of one day, bringing the overall infections to 262, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health. In…
Islamabad, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Of the total 663,234 sanctioned posts in the Pakistan federal government, over 81,000 were currently vacant, according to official data. According to data issued by the Establishment Division on Wednesday, the…
Moscow, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Russian State Duma, or the Lower House of Parliament, has passed a bill amending the national constitution initiated by President Vladimir Putin in the third and final reading. “We should…
Vienna, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has announced that there would be practically no increase in the worldwide consumption of crude oil in 2020 due to the coronavirus impact on…
Canberra, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Australian government on Thursday unveiled an economic stimulus package of AU$17.6 billion ($11.4 billion) to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 amid fears of a recession. In a statement, Prime…
By Arul Louis New York, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shrugging off a string of defeats in the Democratic party polls, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has vowed to continue his bid for the presidential nomination defying pressures…
Washington, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) US House of Representatives approved a resolution to curb President Donald Trump’s power to use military forces against Iran, and sent the bill to his desk where it was expected to…
Washington, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has said that he would carry on in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, a day after his rival and former Vice President Joe Biden widened…
Washington, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump’s administration was considering postponing the April 15 tax filing deadline for individual taxpayers and small businesses to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, Treasury Secretary…
Riyadh, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Saudi Arabia has denied a media report about reviewing oil prices with a Russia, terming it as “baseless”. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Investment rejected a Wall Street Journal report published…
Athens, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Greek border guards have continued to be on alert as hundreds of migrants and refugees were attempting to cross into the country from the northeastern land border with Turkey, amid escalating…
Geneva, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll due to the novel coronavirus outside the Chinese mainland, the epicentre of the outbreak, has increased to 1,130, according to a report by the the World Health Organization…
Manila, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will undergo testing for the COVID-19 disease while he does not have symptoms, Senator Christopher Lawrence Go said on Thursday. “We are not doing this because we…