Islamabad, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Pakistan Telecom-munication Authority (PTA) announced that it has decided to lift the ban on the online game PlayerUnknowns Battle Ground (PUBG). In a statement on Thursday, the authority said that…
By Arul Louis New York, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump is using the impossible suggestion of delaying elections as a tool to scuttle plans by many states to allow all voters to cast…
Washington, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump said that he doesn’t want to delay the November election, hours after raising the possibility on Twitter. “Do I want to see a date change? No,” Xinhua…
Washington, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The COVID-19 death toll in the US is projected to top 230,822 by November, said the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) of the University of Washington. On July 22,…
Ottawa, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four major Canadian airports have started checking passengers temperatures as a mandatory measure in an the effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, it was reported. The government said on Thursday…
Riyadh, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been discharged from hospital after a successful gallbladder surgery, state-media reported. According to the Saudi Press Agency, the Royal Court announced that King…
Phoenix, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) A wildfire was raging about 1.6 km south of the Arizona-Utah state line and has scorched almost 3,000 acres so far, authorities said. The blaze, dubbed “Pine Holow Fire”, was caused…
Washington, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of initial jobless claims in the US rose to 1.43 million last week amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, following an increase in the previous week, the Labor Department…
Washington, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 17.2 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 671,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the…
By Arul Louis New York, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) China is testing the world with its incursions into Indian territory but the tide is turning against Beijing, according to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “The…
Washington, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Herman Cain, a former US Republican presidential candidate, died at age 74 after battling the coronavirus, or COVID-19, a spokesperson said. “We knew when he was first hospitalized with COVID-19 that…
Washington, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) A funeral service for the late US congressman John Lewis was held in Atlanta, southeastern state of Georgia. On Thursday people gathered at a church in Atlanta for a “celebration of…
Kiev, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ukraine began negotiations with an Iranian delegation on compensation for the plane of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), which was shot down near Tehran earlier this year, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba…
By Arul Louis New York, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Quad group of India, US, Japan and Australia can be the “bulwark” of a global challenge to China’s aggressive behaviour, according to US Secretary of State…
Brasilia, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Michelle Bolsonaro, wife of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, and Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Marcos Pontes are the latest high-profile Brazilians to have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), president’s…
New York, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Wall Street’s major averages closed mostly lower after data showed the US economy contracted massively in the second quarter. On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 225.92 points, or…
Washington, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Top Republicans have rejected Donald Trump’s suggestion that November’s presidential election should be delayed over alleged fraud concerns. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy both dismissed…
Geneva, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the role of young people in curbing the COVID-19 outbreak. “Although older people are at a higher risk of severe disease,…
Baghdad, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Iraqi Health Ministry told the people to abide by the full curfew and to avoid gatherings and unnecessary outdoor trips during the forthcoming Eid al-Adha holiday. A statement by the…
Moscow, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russia did not send people to Belarus to destabilize the situation there ahead of the presidential election, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “Belarus and Russia are the Union State. It is…