Hong Kong, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six people, including activist Nathan Law, are being sought by the Hong Kong police on suspicion of breaking the new national security law imposed by China in the city, a…
Seoul, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The leader of a South Korean religious sect, which was at the centre of the early coronavirus outbreak in the country, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly obstructing the government’s efforts…
Kabul, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 16 people were killed in flash floods in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, a senior official said on Saturday. The flash floods took place on Friday night in the Qalatak area…
Colombo, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The upcoming Sri Lankan general elections to elect a new 225-member Parliament scheduled to take place on August 5, will be the most expensive in the history of the island-nation, according…
San Francisco, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Worried about being left behind by mobile apps that made quick progress by cloning other services, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg asked some of the company’s executives what could the social…
San Francisco, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has forced the evacuation of 200 homes, authorities said. Dubbed the “Apple Fire”, the blaze ravaged 900 acres in five hours after it was…
Kabul, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Afghans celebrated Eid al-Adha amid a three-day ceasefire called by the Taliban. On Tuesday, the Taliban announced the three-day ceasefire ahead of the intra-Afghan negotiations that are expected in the coming…
Islamabad, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday urged the nation to strictly observe precautionary measures on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in an effort to curb the…
San Francisco, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Short video-sharing app TikTok is reportedly in talks to sell its US business to Microsoft. The talks are in an advanced stage, according to a report in The Wall Street…
Tripoli, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN has demanded the immediate release of Ismail Abuzreiba, a Libyan journalist sentenced to 15 years in prison by a military tribunal in the eastern city of Benghazi. In a…
Washington, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Matthew Albence, the acting chief of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has announced his retirement. “After more than 25 years as a federal law enforcement officer, I am announcing…
Wellington, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) New Zealand reported two new COVID-19 cases n managed isolation facilities on Saturday, which took the overall tally in the country to 1,562, said the Ministry of Health. The new cases…
Miami, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump visited Florida as the Category 1 hurricane Isaias is approaching the state’s southeast coast. “It’s pretty severe nevertheless. A lot of water coming in. It’s approaching the…
New York, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) James Murdoch, the younger son of American media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has resigned from the board of News Corporation citing “disagreements over editorial content”, it was reported on Saturday. James…
Washington, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump said that his administration is working on what he called “a big immigration bill”. Speaking to reporters on Friday at the White House before a trip to…
Washington, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eliot Engel, the chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, has subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to turn over documents related to the Biden family and Ukrainian energy company…
New York, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been discharged from a hospital here after undergoing a non-surgical procedure earlier this week. “She is home and doing well,” Xinhua news…
Washington, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Congress has failed to reach an agreement on a new relief package as the extra $600 unemployment benefits for roughly 30 million people expired. The Democratic and Republican Parties…
Islamabad, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has made it mandatory for its cabin crew to take a breathalyser test to know how much alcohol they have in their blood before…
Islamabad, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded allegations over a deadly border firing incident that caused casualties on both sides, it was reported on Saturday. In a statement late Saturday, the Foreign Office…